David Vernon is an Australian writer. Born in 1965 in Canberra, Australia he has published several books relating to scepticism and childbirth. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Skepticism (Commonwealth spelling: Scepticism) can mean: Philosophical skepticism - a philosophical position in which people choose to critically examine whether the knowledge and perceptions that they have are actually true, and whether or not one can ever be said to have absolutely true knowledge; or Scientific skepticism - a scientific, or practical... Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant/s from the mothers uterus. ...

Biography

Vernon is the only son of Michael Vernon and Jeanette Vernon. He established two businesses while at University, Whiahwe Waiting Services that provided catering to diplomatic missions in Canberra, and MangoSoft, a software development house. He graduated from the Australian National University with qualifications in political science and economics in 1988. He subsequently obtained a Graduate Diploma in Law from University of Canberra and completed a Master of Environmental Science from Griffith University. He was editor of Argos, the Journal of the Canberra Skeptics from 1986 until 1991. He was assistant editor of the Australian Sinclair Gazette. He later became a contributor to the journal of the Australian Skeptics, The Skeptic. He also writes occasional science articles for The Canberra Times. Michael J Vernon AM c1980 Michael Mike Vernon A.M. (2 April 1932 – 6 November 1993) was a prominent Australian consumer activist. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... The University of Canberra, is primarily located in the suburb of Bruce in Canberra, the capital of Australia, near the Belconnen Town Centre. ... Griffith University is an Australian public university with five campuses in Queensland between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. ... Mascot of the Australian Skeptics. ... The Canberra Times newspaper was founded in 1926 in Canberra, Australia by a local family called the Shakesperes. ...

He spent ten years working in the Australian Public Service, working in the Attorney-General's Department and the Environment Department before resigning in 2007.

He co-edited the book Skeptical - A handbook of pseudoscience and the paranormal in 1989 with Donald Laycock, Colin Groves and Simon Brown. In 2005 he released Having a Great Birth in Australia, which examined the culture of childbirth and pregnancy in Australia. In 2006 his book Men at Birth which chronicles men's experience of birth, was published. He is currently working on two new books, Couplets and With Women. Dr Donald Don Laycock, was a graduate of Newcastle University, NSW, Australia and later worked as a researcher at Adelaide University in Anthropology. ... Dr Colin Groves is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. ... he is quite poor ... Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant/s from the mothers uterus. ... A pregnant woman near the end of her term Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ... Men at Birth is the third book from Australian writer David Vernon. ...

He is married to Barbara Vernon with two children. Dr Barbara Vernon is an Australian birth activist and currently the Executive Officer of the Australian College of Midwives. ...

Men at Birth, 2006

Men at Birth is the third book from Australian writer David Vernon. ...

References

• Who's Who in Australia, Information Australia Group, 1997
• Lonely Beginnings for Fathers of the Revolution, Danielle Teutsch, Sun Herald, 26 March 2006, p76
• Who Let the Dads In? The Age, 30 April 2006
• Birth and Beyond, Birth Resources Centre, Edinburgh, April 2006, p20
• Men at Birth, radio interview with Richard Aedy, ABC National, Life Matters, 2 August 2006
• Rebirth of the Father Herald Sun, 1 Sept 2006
• Birth Rights for Men, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 Sept 2006

The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... ...

Bibliography

• Skeptical - A handbook of pseudoscience and the paranormal, Don Laycock, David Vernon, Colin Groves, Simon Brown (eds), Imagecraft, Canberra, 1989 ISBN 0-7316-5794-2
• Having a Great Birth in Australia, Edited by David Vernon, Australian College of Midwives, Canberra, 2005, ISBN 0-9751674-3-X
• Men at Birth, Edited by David Vernon, Australian College of Midwives, Canberra, 2006, ISBN 0-9751674-4-8

Dr Donald Don Laycock, was a graduate of Newcastle University, NSW, Australia and later worked as a researcher at Adelaide University in Anthropology. ... Dr Colin Groves is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. ... he is quite poor ... The Australian College of Midwives is the professional organisation representing midwives and midwifery policy in Australia. ... Men at Birth is the third book from Australian writer David Vernon. ... The Australian College of Midwives is the professional organisation representing midwives and midwifery policy in Australia. ...

External links

• Having a Great Birth in Australia
• Men at Birth
• David Vernon's Home Page