Westminster City Council
Dr Grantly Dick-Read, 1890 - 1959, 20th Century pioneer of natural childbirth, practised here, 1935 - 1941.
The National Childbirth Trust
Placed 11 June 1992.
W1, Harley Street, 25
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dr Grantly Dick-Read
He was born as Grantly Dick Read (with no hyphen) on 26 January 1890, the six...
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Dr Grantly Dick-Read
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