Experimental forum

Tue 22nd Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.

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Some of the pages are getting quite long in the comments, so I've added a forum to the site as an experiment. If successful, I am planning to migrate the comments from fixed pages on the site. Comments on individual blog posts will stay.

I'd also like to encourage question asking and discussion.

Please add any forum ideas to the Requests & Ideas forum.

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Childbed fever is an infection of the womb in new mothers which can lead to septicaemia. If left untreated infection will cause organ failure and death - even in young, fit mothers.
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