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surgery services, as well as a neonatal unit, a centre for reproductive medicine, an operating theatre suite and teaching facilities.
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in the UK as an emergency contraceptive. Their son, D. Euan Baird, retired as CEO and
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on 16 November 1899 to David Baird, head of the science department at
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Baird formally retired in 1965. He died on 7 November 1986.
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Ltd. in 2003, after a long career with the company.
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648:"Stirling doctorate for African writer"
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593:"Obitiuary: Joyce Baird, Doctor, 85"
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397:Baird, Dugald (13 November 1965).
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674:"Tribute to Sir Dugald Baird"
53:Portrait of Sir Dugald Baird
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895:Family Planning Association
573:. Glasgow. 11 November 1986
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310:Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
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276:Western General Hospital
246:Lady Matilda Deans Baird
203:Royal Maternity Hospital
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565:"Sir Dugald Baird dies"
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519:University of Aberdeen
354:10.1093/ref:odnb/40060
303:University of Stirling
250:family planning clinic
226:University of Aberdeen
148:University of Aberdeen
1397:Abortion in Australia
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189:, graduating with an
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117:University of Glasgow
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1011:Walter L. Neustatter
603:on 28 November 2016
1443:Health in Aberdeen
1392:Abortion in Canada
1372:UN Population Fund
1061:Michael Winstanley
1046:Glanville Williams
399:"A Fifth Freedom?"
290:Awards and honours
242:cervical screening
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1267:Bill Benyon
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1237:Simon Mahon
1232:Jill Knight
1111:Ian Mikardo
1096:Roy Jenkins
1081:Renée Short
1056:David Steel
1026:John Silkin
976:Martin Cole
956:Frida Laski
800:Legislation
632:27 November
623:"Who's Who"
607:21 November
359:27 November
268:Joyce Baird
216:in 1936 as
103:Citizenship
1417:Categories
1312:Rob Flello
1302:Jim Dobbin
1297:Joe Benton
1227:James Dunn
1149:Opposition
1126:Ann Furedi
1116:John Marks
1091:David Owen
323:References
236:, induced
230:obstetrics
130:Profession
97:, Scotland
65:1899-11-16
18:Lady Baird
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465:28 August
305:in 1974.
222:Midwifery
209:in 1935.
113:Education
95:Edinburgh
856:Advocacy
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348:. 2004.
272:diabetes
238:abortion
214:Aberdeen
179:Greenock
77:Scotland
73:Greenock
1345:Related
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736:26 July
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577:16 June
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262:Family
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173:Career
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1173:Life
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609:2020
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