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Interview with Christopher Harison

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Date

12 May-28 Jul 1998 - 12 May 1998 - 28 Jul 1998

By

Harison, Christopher Stratford, 1929-

Reference

OHInt-0131/20

Description

Christopher Harison was born and raised in South Africa where he trained as a doctor. Describes working in hospitals as an obstetrician in Great Britain and South Africa, including time in a mission hospital in South Africa. Also describes being in private practice there. Recalls his feelings about Sharpeville. Describes the decision to come to New Zealand and his work as the first obstetrician in Thames. Discusses his attitudes to home birth and abortion and involvement with SPUC. Talks about National Women's Hospital and the `unfortunate experiment'. Describes appearing before the Medical Council. Comments that his career has encompassed major developments in obstetrics and midwifery, the growth of the home birth movement and feminism and the restructuring of the health services.

Discusses his approach to teamwork in obstetrics, the development of screening tests in pregnancy, the identification of high risk, the reorganisation of obstetric services on the Coromandel, medical and midwifery education and changes in nursing education.

Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley

Quantity: 7 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s) - in 3 folders. 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 2 interview(s).

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1742, OHDL-000833.

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Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

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Public use may require the permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Penelope Dunkley

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Partly restricted material

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Neonatal Nursing Oral History Project

Format

7 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s) - in 3 folders, 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract, 2 interview(s), Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents

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Interview with Christopher Harison, printed abstract

Date: 12 May-28 Jul 1998 - 12 May 1998 - 28 Jul 1998

From: Neonatal Nursing Oral History Project

Reference: OHA-1742

Description: Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s) - in 3 folders. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.