London - Recently, it was revealed that childcare guru Gina Ford has advocated that women force themselves to have sex within four to six weeks of giving birth. Her new book, The Contented Mother’s Guide, aims to tell women how to stay intimate with the father of their child. One section dedicated to sharing advice from other women even advises “sometimes you may just have to grin and bear it”. I absolutely disagree with this sentiment and with Gina’s advice, and I think it is dangerous to be dogmatic about something which is so subjective. But I am pleased the topic has been brought up. At the routine six-week postnatal checks I do in my surgery every week, the...
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