The Gruesome History of Chainsaws and Childbirth | Tiny Tales 1

In today's special Tiny Tales episode, Azra tells Katie about the origins of chainsaws, and how they were used on women in childbirth. This episode even gets into the overuse of this on women in Ireland due to religious fuckery, all culminating in a government compensation scheme and national investigation.

Sources:

Original Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@hellomynamesjon/video/6891067919497710854?refer=embed&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6903036446636049925&is_from_webapp=1

UN Submission- http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2014/03/symphysiotomy-submission-to-uncat-10-march-2014.pdf

https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/offbeat/chainsaws-invented-why-childbirth-tiktok-truth-origins-explained-756532

https://medicalguidelines.msf.org/viewport/ONC/english/5-7-symphysiotomy-51417028.html

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/why-was-chainsaw-invented-how-tool-was-used-childbirth-and-scottish-surgeons-who-invented-it-3031236

https://allthatsinteresting.com/symphysiotomy

http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-murder-of-infants-symphysiotomy-in-ireland-1944-66/

https://www.thejournal.ie/symphysiotomy-uncat-1356352-Nov2014/

https://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/30/europe/ireland-symphysiotomy/

https://nursingclio.org/2016/05/31/the-torture-began-symphysiotomy-and-obstetric-violence-in-modern-ireland/

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/i-ll-never-forget-the-pain-it-was-excruciating-1.1608531

https://www.irishpost.com/news/december-deadline-for-symphysiotomy-redress-scheme-36911

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