• In 2019, nine states passed restrictions on abortion that would challenge the rights established in Roe v. Wade, a landmark court case stating that women have a right to an abortion without excessive regulation by the government. (kpax.com)
  • The announcement is based on the results from the Call for proposals - Health and Rights for Women, Adolescent Girls and Children, launched in July 2019. (canada.ca)
  • Among women aged 22-44 years, during 2015-2019, 67.3% had ever cohabited with an opposite-sex partner compared with 62.5% during 2006-2010. (cdc.gov)
  • In today's world, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the most critical health problem and research is continued on studying the associated factors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • UK) (April 2019 to date) member of WHO AFRO eMTCT Validation Team, Areas of expertise- health experience with multiple governance, service delivery countries systems, health information, research, and innovation . (who.int)
  • Concern over the issue of coerced sex among adolescent women has been elevated by a growing body of research-much of it from developed countries-that has reported significant associations between coerced sex and a range of negative health and reproductive health outcomes for women of reproductive age. (guttmacher.org)
  • Chi-square tests and logistic regressions were used to investigate associations between coerced first intercourse and selected reproductive health behaviors and outcomes. (guttmacher.org)
  • Your generous contribution will help drive social change, address women's health needs and promote gender equality to achieve better outcomes for all Victorian women. (whv.org.au)
  • Since the VDR and 1a-hydroxylase are expressed in reproductive tissues including ovary, uterus, placenta, testis and hypophysis an association with vitamin D and many potential pathways linking vitamin D to reproductive health outcomes almost suggests itself [19-21]. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The aims of this review are to critically summarize the most recent data regarding the association of vitamin D deficiency and female reproductive outcomes. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The training will assist the health and community sector work collaboratively for positive reproductive health outcomes. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • Historically, Latinas have faced major obstacles in accessing reproductive health services, resulting in significant disparities in health outcomes. (hewlett.org)
  • The program aimed to improve outcomes related to marriage, educational attainment, and sexual and reproductive health for adolescent girls and their communities. (icrw.org)
  • With the support of partners and donors, PAnKH demonstrated promising results in improving girls' school attendance, delaying marriages, and promoting better mental health outcomes through a community-based approach. (icrw.org)
  • Developing Culturally Tailored mHealth Tools to Address Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Black and Latina Women: A Systematic Review. (bvsalud.org)
  • Tailored mHealth interventions can be effective in promoting behavior change and improving SRH outcomes for Black and Latina women . (bvsalud.org)
  • However, there is a need for more research assessing user engagement and retention for Black and Latina women , and whether improvements in SRH outcomes are sustainable over the long term. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Russia, there is a social norm that women are responsible for contraception. (wikipedia.org)
  • This increases vulnerability as many women have not received any formal sex education and do not know where to acquire contraception (or that it is necessary). (wikipedia.org)
  • Russia is still struggling to change the social norm of abortion as a primary form of contraception, and abortion remains one of the biggest challenges to women's reproductive health because of post-abortion mental and physical health problems and lack of proper care. (wikipedia.org)
  • It provides examples of shortcomings that European states must address in particular as regards the rights to life, health, privacy, non-discrimination as well as the right to be free from torture and ill-treatment, with a particular focus on comprehensive sexuality education, modern contraception, safe and legal abortion care, and quality maternal health care. (coe.int)
  • This two-pronged hostility-pointedly disregarding both maternity care and general reproductive health care-is somewhat curious because maternity care has characteristically been considered politically "safe," while reproductive care-in its association with contraception and abortion-has been deemed politically "toxic. (ucpress.edu)
  • Gender-inclusive care includes the right to have access to safe, stigma-free reproductive health care, such as abortion care, contraception and STI testing. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Three Women Deliver Young Leaders - Kizanne James of Trinidad & Tobago, Nana Abuelsoud of Egypt, and Makanenlo Ramoholi of Lesotho - were featured at Marie Claire UK for their advocacy work through the World Contraception Day Ambassadors Project. (womendeliver.org)
  • The Young Leaders are doing incredible work in their local communities - from Africa to South America and everywhere in between - to make contraception more accessible and to educate young girls on their sexual health. (womendeliver.org)
  • The representation gap - even more significant for women of color - poses a huge barrier to ensuring policies that support state-level abortion access WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 28, 2023 - In a newly released report, Democracy & Abortion. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 8, 2023 - A new study from the National Partnership for Women & Families finds that Black-led community initiatives may be vital to solving the Black maternal health crisis. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Here we are, approaching the end of 2023, and women are still without abortion rights nationwide, working parents. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • HealthyWomen hosted a congressional briefing, "Women in Clinical Trials: The Challenge of Research During the Reproductive Years," on June 1, 2023. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • The briefing, Women in Clinical Trials: The Challenge of Research During the Reproductive Years, took place on June 1, 2023, and was moderated by Marsha Henderson, former associate commissioner for women's health at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Office of Women's Health and current member of the HealthyWomen Board of Directors. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Title : Factors Associated With Obtaining Health Screening Among Women Of Reproductive Age Personal Author(s) : Wilcox, Lynne S.;Mosher, William D. (cdc.gov)
  • The authors examined the rates for having obtained a Papanicolaou (Pap) test or pelvic examination, a breast physical examination, and a blood pressure test within the last 12 months among women of reproductive age in the U.S. in 1988, as reported by the 8,450 women interviewed for the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth. (cdc.gov)
  • Gynecologic cancer is any cancer that starts in a woman's reproductive organs. (cdc.gov)
  • The doctor will do a complete reproductive health report, asking questions about menstruation, birth control, diseases, and other things that can affect a woman's reproductive organs and health. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • Although there is increasing recognition of the scope and significance of sexual coercion experienced by adolescent women in developing countries, evidence on its consequences for reproductive health remains limited. (guttmacher.org)
  • Interventions to improve adolescent women's reproductive health should directly address the issue of sexual coercion. (guttmacher.org)
  • 2 However, comparatively few studies from developing countries have explored the prevalence of sexual abuse and coercion specifically among adolescent women. (guttmacher.org)
  • 5 These quantitative results have been reinforced by qualitative findings from Sub-Saharan Africa that underscore the important role that coercion frequently plays in compelling young women to engage in sexual intercourse. (guttmacher.org)
  • These webinars explored the issue of reproductive coercion and the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and violence against women. (whv.org.au)
  • This submission provides Women's Health Victoria's feedback on Hidden Forces, Marie Stopes Australia's draft white paper on reproductive coercion. (whv.org.au)
  • This submission explores the issue of reproductive coercion, how it can be experienced by women, and how it may be prevented and addressed. (whv.org.au)
  • This Clearinghouse Connector contains a selection of up-to-date resources focussing on reproductive coercion. (whv.org.au)
  • Children by Choice offers sexuality and relationships education to schools and youth organisations, and provide professional development to the health, education and community sectors on pregnancy options counselling, reproductive coercion and post abortion counselling. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • What Is Reproductive Coercion And How Can You Tell It's Happening To You? (women.com)
  • It is well established that women's sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) is negatively affected by war. (lu.se)
  • While global health research often emphasises infrastructure and systematic factors as key impediments to women's SRHR in war and postwar contexts, reports from different armed conflicts indicate that women's reproduction may be controlled both by state and other armed actors, limiting women's choices and access to maternal and reproductive health care even when these are available. (lu.se)
  • This project will dismantle barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for the most vulnerable people, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 25 years old. (canada.ca)
  • The project will support SRHR advocacy through its capacity-building exercises with adolescent girls and young women, and through its awareness-raising campaigns at the community, regional and national levels. (canada.ca)
  • This project will increase SRHR for the most marginalized and vulnerable people, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 15 to 24 years old, including those with intersecting vulnerabilities due to sexual or gender orientation, or their status as refugees or internally displaced persons. (canada.ca)
  • This project will address acute gaps in SRHR in order to improve the enjoyment of health-related rights for adolescent girls and young women. (canada.ca)
  • In Côte d'Ivoire, where rates of adolescent pregnancies are particularly high, young women are often hesitant to access potentially life-saving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. (wusc.ca)
  • Even in situations where young women do reach out for support, existing SRHR services in their community may not meet their unique needs. (wusc.ca)
  • But the SRHR system is complex and requires the engagement of many stakeholders, including young women themselves, in advancing solutions. (wusc.ca)
  • Governments need to ensure that the right voices are at the decision-making table, and that SRHR planning is appropriately meeting the needs of young women. (wusc.ca)
  • Through direct outreach on SRHR issues to young women and their peers, we aim to improve the sense of agency young women feel to make free and informed decisions about their health and to advocate for their unique needs within the health system. (wusc.ca)
  • Through the delivery of multi-media campaigns, we aim to strengthen the social support young women receive to access SRHR from their peers, parents, and community leaders. (wusc.ca)
  • PASSERELLE (Projet d'appui à la santé sexuelle et reproductive pour elles en Côte d'Ivoire) is a five-year initiative (2022-2027) funded by Global Affairs Canada that aims to improve access to SRHR services for young women in Nawa and San Pédro regions of Côte d'Ivoire. (wusc.ca)
  • Violation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR): Where are the Women with Disabilities? (creaworld.org)
  • PPD reflects the international acceptance of South-South Cooperation (SSC) as a vital means towards attainment of universal access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and sustainable development. (partners-popdev.org)
  • ICRW works to develop the evidence base that informs programs and policies around the connections between gender and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) , shedding light on how social and gender norms can influence perceptions of sexuality , fertility choices and preferences, and contraceptive needs and access. (icrw.org)
  • The project focuses on living conditions in the camps, contraceptives, pregnancy, and abortion, use of sexual and reproductive health services, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence to better understand how displaced populations have similar or different SRHR needs. (icrw.org)
  • Pregnant women who are HIV-positive can work with their health care providers to ensure their babies do not contract HIV during pregnancy, delivery, or after delivery (through breast milk). (cdc.gov)
  • Over 75.2% of women see a provider less than 3 times during the course of a pregnancy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Spitzer said pregnancy care and abortion services have been 'prioritized quite well' in Canada, but the pandemic can affect access to reproductive health in other ways. (cbc.ca)
  • Before conceiving a baby, a woman will want to know that her reproductive health is intact and that her body can sustain a pregnancy. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • State tax credit-funded pregnancy resource centers are taking a different approach to reproductive health. (kpax.com)
  • they were more likely to report their current or most recent pregnancy as unintended (among ever-pregnant women) and to report one or more genital tract symptoms. (guttmacher.org)
  • I show how health-care professionals have sought to expand the time period of a healthy pregnancy from the typical nine months to twelve months, by creating a "zero trimester" period during which women are defined as "pre-pregnant. (ucpress.edu)
  • For refugee women and girls, access to sexual and reproductive health care and services is often limited, increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy, complications of pregnancy, disease, disability, and death. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • Pregnant women who reside in areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission have an ongoing risk for infection throughout their pregnancy. (cdc.gov)
  • Health care providers should discuss reproductive life plans, including pregnancy intention and timing, with women of reproductive age in the context of the potential risks associated with Zika virus infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Nonetheless, multivariable analysis controlling for confounders such as socioeconomic status revealed that utilization of antenatal care services at health centers and TT vaccination during pregnancy are significantly associated with the intervention. (plos.org)
  • It is important for all women of child-bearing age to take this recommended daily dosage of folic acid even if they are not planning pregnancy because folic acid is needed in the first weeks of pregnancy, even before a woman may know she's pregnant. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • Once a woman is pregnant, she should continue to take at least 400 micrograms or 0.4 milligrams of folic acid during the first 3 months of pregnancy. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • In addition, women who take certain medications, like mood stabilizers or antiepileptic drugs, are also advised to take increased doses of folic acid while planning pregnancy and throughout pregnancy. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • You Asked: Should Women Taking Lamotrigine (Lamictal) Use Higher Dose of Folic Acid When Planning for Pregnancy? (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • It allows a woman to regulate how often her period comes, and it serves as another method to prevent pregnancy. (theodysseyonline.com)
  • Nearly 4 million women give birth in the United States each year, and Frankel noted that each deserves to be safe and healthy during pregnancy and as new mothers. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Rebecca Abbott, senior director of advocacy for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, represented the perspective of HCPs who specialize in caring for pregnant women, especially those who are at high risk for pregnancy-related complications. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • One in five women of reproductive age in the United States have two or more chronic conditions, which put them at higher risk for pregnancy complications. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Other women develop conditions during pregnancy, such as dangerously high blood pressure. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • In fact, 9 in 10 women report taking some kind of medicine during pregnancy, and 7 in 10 take at least one prescription medicine. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • For example, she said that women often stop taking antidepressants during pregnancy or when they're breastfeeding because of safety questions. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • a CDC analysis showed that mental health conditions are the leading cause of death during and post pregnancy. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Questions on reproductive health include menstrual history, pregnancy history, hormone replacement therapy use, and other related reproductive conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Select variables related to pregnancy and hysterectomy were excluded from the public-use data file and documentation for women aged 12-19 years and for women over 44 years due to disclosure risks. (cdc.gov)
  • Practitioners, researchers, and academics alike will gain an inclusive understanding of the mental, emotional, and behavioral disturbances related to female reproductive stages, including menstruation, pregnancy and the postpartum period, and perimenopause. (appi.org)
  • She is experienced in counselling, including non-directive pregnancy options counselling, and in delivering Reproductive Options training. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • Onslow County Health Department provides a variety of women's health services, including breast exams and mammograms, pap smears, physical exams, and pregnancy testing. (onslowcountync.gov)
  • The Onslow County Health Department offers pregnancy testing in its Walk-In clinic. (onslowcountync.gov)
  • People of all ages and genders who lack the ability to make informed, empowered decisions about their own reproductive and sexual lives and access comprehensive, dignified care are at risk of severe health impacts, including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy-related morbidity , and maternal death. (icrw.org)
  • In addition, it is important to examine and trace disparities in sexual reproductive health access and uptake within different types of wars, recognising gendered differences in war and postwar contexts. (lu.se)
  • Anti-choice state and federal statutes such as TRAP laws, the Hyde Amendment, and impaired access to health coverage-combined with systemic racism-drive these disparities in access to and quality of care. (americanprogress.org)
  • In addressing the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) disparities for Black and Latina women , there is a need for the development of innovative programs, framed using theoretical underpinnings that are culturally and contextually tailored so that they align with lived experiences. (bvsalud.org)
  • The World Health Organization defines domestic violence as "the range of sexually, psychologically and physically coercive acts used against adult and adolescent women by current or former male intimate partners. (guttmacher.org)
  • Evidence suggesting an association of Zika virus infection with an increased risk for congenital microcephaly and other abnormalities of the brain and eye ( 5 ) prompted the World Health Organization to declare the Zika virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on February 1, 2016 ( http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/1st-emergency-committee-zika/en/ external icon ). (cdc.gov)
  • Numerous health organizations, including the World Health Organization , the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , and the American Public Health Association support allowing advanced practice clinicians to perform abortion services. (maine.gov)
  • Reported Distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the United States, 1995-2016 (Diptera: Culicidae) and World Health Organization, Zika Virus Vectors and Risk of Spread in the WHO European Region , Note: "Higher risk states" are states and territories where, between 1995 and 2016, at least one county reported the presence of aedes aegypti, the mosquito that is most likely to transmit Zika virus. (nwlc.org)
  • Data has been collected by the Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Programme and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme at the Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Promoting Health through the Life course, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (who.int)
  • fects on individual patients and might represent an ad- Patients were classifi ed into 3 groups according to the ditional burden on healthcare services and social secu- World Health Organization (WHO) severity classifi ca- rity, which are both already affected by the pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Our members include private and non-profit clinics, Planned Parenthood affiliates, women's health centers, physicians' offices, and hospitals who together care for more than half the women who choose abortion in the U.S. and Canada each year. (prochoice.org)
  • Last week was National Folic Acid Awareness Week at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), so this seems like a great time to remind women (and their caregivers) of the importance of folic acid in the prevention of birth defects. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • Many community health centers and family planning clinics (including Planned Parenthood) receive Title X funding. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Endometriosis is a problem affecting a woman's uterus-the place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. (cdc.gov)
  • Uterine cancer begins in the uterus, the pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis where the baby grows when a woman is pregnant. (cdc.gov)
  • The definition of gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system (uterus, vagina, and ovaries). (pregnancy-info.net)
  • I want to understand what it's like to walk around with a pair of balls and I'd hope others are curious about what it's like to bleed once a month, endure infertility issues, and just have a uterus and identify as a woman. (theodysseyonline.com)
  • It increases estrogen and progesterone levels in the female body to prevent any sperm from sterilizing the egg in the uterus. (theodysseyonline.com)
  • That is why it is important to see your health care provider for routine exams. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC provides information and educational materials for women and health care providers to raise awareness about the five main gynecologic cancers. (cdc.gov)
  • It is possible for a mother to have HIV and not spread it to her baby, especially if she knows about her HIV status early and works with her health care provider to reduce the risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Women account for over half of the Russian population and are considered a vulnerable population due to political and social problems from inequalities in gender, age, socioeconomic status, and geographical location that affect access to comprehensive health care. (wikipedia.org)
  • As Russia struggles with a decreasing birthrate and increase in STIs, HIV, and poor reproductive health care, the need for government financed services and international programs is essential to successfully reach this vulnerable population. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently, women in Russia access care through government funded free services, private insurance, and NGO programs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The government has rolled out a series of programs since the 1990s, but women encounter problems with access to protection and care due to gender discrimination and family rejection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Additionally, communist health care had family planning services and maternal child care manuals available. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are strong incentives for women in Russia to have multiple children due to depopulation, so the government provides health care to ensure healthy babies are born. (wikipedia.org)
  • Randall Terry , founder of Operation Rescue, told Congressional staffers that "extremists would retaliate with violence" if Congress doesn't ban abortion in the new health-care system. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Anti-choice extremists at the Family Research Council are launching an outrageous media and lobbying campaign claiming that Congress' health-care reform bills will deny seniors the medical care they need in order to pay for abortion. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • A group of anti-choice Democrats has vowed to bring down health-care reform unless it bans abortion care currently covered by most health plans. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • If they have their way, women could lose coverage for reproductive-health care -- even if their private health insurance already covers it! (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Tell your lawmakers to oppose ANY anti-choice attacks on health-care legislation, including attempts to take away coverage from women who already have it in their private-insurance plans. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Some proposals would even have the effect of denying services to women whose private plans already cover reproductive-health care. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Reproductive-health care should be treated like any other healthcare service in the new system - not singled out for exclusion on political grounds. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Sexual health experts across Canada are concerned the COVID-19 pandemic may be causing women to neglect their reproductive care. (cbc.ca)
  • Sexual health experts are worried some women are not getting the reproductive care they need - such as mammograms - during the pandemic. (cbc.ca)
  • Only one of our facilities here provides abortion care and the remainder provide that entire other spectrum of care that we think about reproductive healthcare including," Doctor Colleen McNicholas, Chief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis region, said. (kpax.com)
  • States have the duty to provide all women with accessible, affordable, good quality sexual and reproductive health care and services", said Commissioner Muižnieks. (coe.int)
  • For at least the foreseeable future, the spirit of President Obama's Affordable Care Act seems here to stay, but this development does not mean that women and mothers in America are safeguarded from having key components of their health care-or dignity-stripped away. (ucpress.edu)
  • In doing so, non-pregnant women's health care is defined in terms of maternity care. (ucpress.edu)
  • Yet, in a political environment that does not value maternity care or reproductive care, such an approach seems destined to fail. (ucpress.edu)
  • How can we best navigate a political climate that is hostile to maternity care but that simultaneously tends to define women by their maternal capacity? (ucpress.edu)
  • Taking away women's health care services is obviously not a step in the right direction, but neither are individual-level recommendations to women that make them feel guilty about their everyday behaviors. (ucpress.edu)
  • Comprehensive health care coverage for all potential reproducers-both women and men-across their life course is one important piece of the solution to improve health, especially maternal and child health, in America. (ucpress.edu)
  • If we cease working toward social policies that value the health of all citizens-of women and men, of mothers and fathers, and of babies and children-the most fitting image for the state of health care in this country will continue to be a thumbs-down. (ucpress.edu)
  • Though time and resources are limited, women's health care providers must find ways to discuss basic concepts with patients, she continued, and schools must also provide clear information. (huffpost.com)
  • While many of the women in the survey said their health care providers were their primary source of information about their reproductive well-being, only 60 percent said they went at least annually, while 10 percent said they had never seen a women's health expert. (huffpost.com)
  • Hello, You've reached The National Partnership for Women & Families during our first-ever Care Week. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Access to quality health care has long been out of reach for many LGBTQ people due to medical bias and discrimination. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Many health care facilities, doctors and insurance companies do not provide gender-inclusive care that would help bridge this accessibility gap. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Recently, the Trump administration gutted the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act), which protects people from suffering discrimination in health care. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Gender-inclusive care allows for anyone who needs sexual or reproductive health services to feel comfortable and supported. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Read our reports, field manuals, and other tools related to our work to protect refugees' right to sexual and reproductive health care and services. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • CDC has updated its interim guidelines for U.S. health care providers caring for pregnant women during a Zika virus outbreak ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • For asymptomatic pregnant women residing in areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission, testing is recommended at the initiation of prenatal care with follow-up testing mid-second trimester. (cdc.gov)
  • This vote makes clear what we know: the majority of Americans agree that women should have access to abortion and should have the right to make their own health care decisions. (ucsb.edu)
  • While that is the only way to secure a woman's right to choose, my administration will continue to take meaningful action to protect women's access to reproductive health care. (ucsb.edu)
  • We will continue to act where we can to protect women's reproductive rights and access to care. (ucsb.edu)
  • And the American people must continue to use their voices to protect the right to women's health care, including abortion. (ucsb.edu)
  • Governor Janet Mills today signed a bill to improve access to critical reproductive health care for women across Maine. (maine.gov)
  • Allowing qualified and licensed medical professionals to perform abortions will ensure that Maine women, especially those in rural areas, are able to access critical reproductive health care services when and where they need them from qualified providers they know and trust. (maine.gov)
  • These health care professionals are trained in family planning, counseling, and abortion procedures, the overwhelming majority of which are completed without complications,"said Governor Mills. (maine.gov)
  • By signing this bill into law, Maine is defending the rights of women and taking a step towards equalizing access to care as other states are seeking to undermine, rollback, or outright eliminate these services. (maine.gov)
  • This law will allow women to receive the care they need from a provider they trust and eliminate the financial and logistical hurdles they face today. (maine.gov)
  • LD 1261 "An Act To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Perform Abortions" allows a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, allopathic or osteopathic physician licensed as such in Maine to perform abortions. (maine.gov)
  • As a result, women in rural areas of the state can be required to travel hours for reproductive care, despite the presence of qualified, experienced practitioners in their own communities. (maine.gov)
  • Ensuring that pregnant women get skilled attendance in delivery, particularly access to emergency obstetric care, could also reduce maternal deaths by about 75 per cent. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • We also pledge to work with partners to address the critical shortages in skilled health care providers, which are exacerbated by lack of investment, migration, brain drain, and HIV and AIDS," added Ms. Obaid. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • PHOENIX - Today, women's reproductive health care providers filed a federal lawsuit seeking to remove Arizona TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider) laws that prevent and delay many women from accessing abortion. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The lawsuit was filed by reproductive health care provider Planned Parenthood of Arizona and individual clinicians represented by O'Melveny & Myers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Squire Patton Boggs. (reproductiverights.org)
  • For too long, Arizona has burdened women with unnecessarily restrictive rules that are designed to make it harder to access constitutionally protected health care," said Catalina Vergara, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Through our lawsuit, we hope to advance and protect women's right to safe and accessible reproductive health care. (reproductiverights.org)
  • I treat my patients based on science and evidence, and the science and evidence are clear - abortion is one of the safest medical procedures, and abortion care is part of the full spectrum of reproductive health care," said Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Dr. Leana Wen. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Medically unnecessary laws have essentially stripped abortion access from many women living in Navajo, Hopi, Hualapai and Apache tribal jurisdictions, among others, as well as rural women in other regions of the state who already face many barriers to accessing essential health care. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Telemedicine has been widely embraced in Arizona and across the nation as a high-quality health-care option. (reproductiverights.org)
  • In fact, the legislature has promoted the use of telemedicine to provide other health-care services, including treatments for trauma, burns, cardiology, pulmonology, infectious diseases and neurologic diseases - even strokes. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act protects employees in DC and their dependents from employment discrimination based on their personal reproductive health care decisions. (prochoice.org)
  • 43, anti-choice politicians have shown that they believe it's not only acceptable for the federal government to override DC's local laws, but also for bosses to discriminate against employees and undermine their private health care decisions. (prochoice.org)
  • Whether it's accessing birth control, seeking IVF treatments, or obtaining abortion care, women in DC shouldn't fear being fired for making the best medical decisions for themselves and their families. (prochoice.org)
  • As part of the mid-term evaluation of a Women's Health Care Project, a study was conducted to compare the utilization of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) services in two areas with different levels of service in Punjab, Pakistan. (plos.org)
  • After comparing MNH service utilization, the two areas were compared using a logistic regression model, to identify the association of different factors with the intervention after controlling for socio-demographic, economic factors and distance of the MWRA residence to a health care facility. (plos.org)
  • Our findings suggest positive changes in health care seeking behavior of women and families with respect to MNH. (plos.org)
  • Wajid A, White F, Karim MS (2013) Community Health Workers and Health Care Delivery: Evaluation of a Women's Reproductive Health Care Project in a Developing Country. (plos.org)
  • This study was funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Islamabad as part of evaluation of the Women's Reproductive Health Care Project. (plos.org)
  • Apart from socioeconomic factors, evidence suggests that utilization of these services also depends on timely awareness of health care needs, service availability and accessibility, quality of care, and attitude of facility staff towards clients [2] - [7] . (plos.org)
  • In addition to requiring insurance plans to include coverage of abortion care, reforms such as abolishing state Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) and gestational limit laws are necessary to guarantee that women can access the health care they need. (americanprogress.org)
  • It is time for Congress to affirmatively protect women's ability to access abortion by establishing clear federal protections that prohibit interference with women's health care decisions. (americanprogress.org)
  • It is also essential that as our leaders talk about making health care a right, they make clear that this right includes the ability to access the full range of health care services-including abortion-that women need. (americanprogress.org)
  • Meanwhile, conventional health care has become so expensive that none but the top 0.1% of the population can afford it. (lesliekenton.com)
  • The project will provide training and support for educators and health care providers to ensure that adolescents have access to comprehensive education on sexuality. (canada.ca)
  • Zika, Reproductive Health Care, and Workplace Policies: How Does Your State Measure Up? (nwlc.org)
  • The training presents evidence-based strategies for people who provide counselling, support or health care to people who are pregnant. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • This training supports workers and organisations to deliver best practice health care and support to people who are seeking or considering an abortion. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • This past June, the Trump Administration proposed rule changes to the Title X family planning funding, aimed at blocking people from getting accurate information about their reproductive health care options. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • It will prevent health care clinicians from being able to offer comprehensive options counseling and require that abortion services and family planning services be physically separated. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • All of this will continue to place the heaviest burden on individuals who already experience lack of access to health care services. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Clinicians not only have a legal right to provide access to reproductive care, but they also have an ethical obligation to provide the best care possible to their patients. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Prenatal care in the form of regular checkups and health screenings is important to ensure that expectant moms and their growing babies are healthy and developing appropriately. (onslowcountync.gov)
  • A utonomy in and access to comprehensive, affordable, culturally acceptable, and high-quality sexual and reproductive information and care is critical for physical , social, a nd psychological wellbeing. (icrw.org)
  • Solutions should prioritize bodily autonomy in making decisions about an individual's sexual or reproductive care, and access to essential resources to support those decisions. (icrw.org)
  • The (COVID-19) can evolve and continue to cause pro- remaining participants (14.3%) were mostly health- longed symptoms, characterizing the post-COVID-19 care workers from the study facility. (cdc.gov)
  • Vulvar cancer begins in the vulva, the outer part of the female genital organs. (cdc.gov)
  • changes in the female reproductive organs occur rapidly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Age-related changes in reproductive organs do not interfere with sexual pleasure. (msdmanuals.com)
  • All pregnant women should know their HIV status. (cdc.gov)
  • Updated guidelines include a new recommendation to offer serologic testing to asymptomatic pregnant women (women who do not report clinical illness consistent with Zika virus disease) who have traveled to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Testing can be offered 2-12 weeks after pregnant women return from travel. (cdc.gov)
  • This update also expands guidance to women who reside in areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission, and includes recommendations for screening, testing, and management of pregnant women and recommendations for counseling women of reproductive age (15-44 years). (cdc.gov)
  • For pregnant women with clinical illness consistent with Zika virus disease,* testing is recommended during the first week of illness. (cdc.gov)
  • Local health officials should determine when to implement testing of asymptomatic pregnant women based on information about levels of Zika virus transmission and laboratory capacity. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnant women get sick and sick women get pregnant," Battaglino said during a congressional briefing addressing the challenges of including women in reproductive years in clinical trials. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • In 2016, Congress established the Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women (PRGLAC) as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • However, she said, little is known about how safe or effective most medications are in pregnant women because pregnant and lactating women are systematically left out of most clinical research in order to protect them and their babies. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Due to sample design changes starting in 2007, pregnant women and persons 12-19 were no longer oversampled. (cdc.gov)
  • How do rising temperatures affect the physical and mental health of pregnant women, young mothers and their newborns? (be-causehealth.be)
  • Thank you for joining us today's emergency partners information connection webinar [inaudible] protecting pregnant women and babies during public health emergencies. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnant women and families. (cdc.gov)
  • We will discuss the impact that public health emergencies have had on pregnant women and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Then we will highlight two public health emergencies the H1N1 pandemic and the Zika virus outbreak and how they uniquely affected pregnant women and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • First we are going to discuss the impact of public health emergencies on pregnant women and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnant women are sited as populations with special clinical needs or at risk in the 2013 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act or PAHPRA. (cdc.gov)
  • So what makes pregnant women at risk? (cdc.gov)
  • Well we know that for some infectious diseases there's a disproportionate burden among pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • For example pregnant women may be at increased susceptibility compared to non-pregnant women for diseases such as Malaria, Listeria, and HIV. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnant women maybe at increased risk for severity of disease once infected such as influenza and measles. (cdc.gov)
  • Arizona lawmakers have made it difficult or even impossible for women to access safe, legal abortion," said Bryan Howard, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Arizona. (reproductiverights.org)
  • O'Melveny is partnering with Planned Parenthood Arizona, the Center for Reproductive Rights and individual clinicians to challenge these overly burdensome regulations. (reproductiverights.org)
  • This programme provides you with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the field of reproductive science and women's health. (prospects.ac.uk)
  • Women's reproductive health in Russia refers to the set of physical, mental, and social health issues and services available to women in Russia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gynecologic Cancers (including, but not limited to breast, cervical, uterine, and ovarian) - Of screening services, cervical screenings are common in Russia, though a woman must be referred by a gynecologist. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently, women rely on a combination of traditional and modern contraceptive methods and lack some of the services once provided by the Soviet Union. (wikipedia.org)
  • These free services are available through the Ministry of Health. (wikipedia.org)
  • I'm writing to urge you to oppose any attempt to ban reproductive-health services in the new healthcare system. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Many of those Toronto sexual health clinics - and others across the country - have moved some of their services to a virtual platform. (cbc.ca)
  • Reproductive rights and reproductive health services historically center around cisgender women - but these services are also needed by transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals as well. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • The Women's Refugee Commission is committed to protecting all refugees' reproductive rights and to ensuring lifesaving health services are available from the onset of an emergency through recovery. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • How have notable reproductive and sexual health policies impacted California adolescents' rights to complete and accurate information and services? (vawnet.org)
  • These include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services and the strengthening of health systems. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • within the country the ratio is even higher in remote, rural and underdeveloped areas, largely due to non-availability and low utilization of maternal health services. (plos.org)
  • These projects will improve the quality of, access to and demand for integrated health services and information for women, adolescents and children at the community, health facility and system levels. (canada.ca)
  • Children by Choice are advocates for improvements to law and policy that increase women's access to compassionate reproductive health services and non-directive, evidence-based information. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • More than half a million comments were submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services opposing the rule, including nearly 500 from RHAP's community. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Thanks to Title X, about four million low-income women are able to access these critical services. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Mobile health (mHealth) interventions offer considerable potential as a means of providing effective SRH education and services. (bvsalud.org)
  • But what vindicates the argument that women with disabilities (WWDs) should be deprived of sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights is scary. (creaworld.org)
  • Lack of diversity in clinical trials means that healthcare providers (HCPs) often don't have enough data about how certain conditions affect women or what treatments work - and at what dose - for women. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Women are at higher risk for certain medical conditions, including some forms of cancer and reproductive health issues, which is why healthcare providers screen for specific women's health issues. (onslowcountync.gov)
  • Their practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the reproductive system and the breasts. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • Kara Polen has been an epidemiologist and health communicator with CDC's division of congenital and developmental disorders since 2008. (cdc.gov)
  • A new survey of women in the United States suggests there are significant gaps in women's knowledge about their own reproductive health, as well as widespread misunderstandings about fertility and conception. (huffpost.com)
  • Many women in the survey did not know, for example, that factors like obesity and irregular menstrual cycles may have consequences for fertility. (huffpost.com)
  • Among the women not currently trying to conceive, 40 percent said they were worried about their ability to get pregnant once they started trying, and 20 percent said they thought they might need fertility treatment. (huffpost.com)
  • But when I'm not even aware what the risks are, and when I have heard most of my information from women and blogs [about fertility struggles], I'm going to buy into the negative side without understanding the reality. (huffpost.com)
  • The female reproductive system is involved in sexuality and fertility. (vic.gov.au)
  • PPD is an Inter-Governmental organization of 26 developing countries, evolved out of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 for promoting South-South Cooperation in the field of Reproductive Health, Population, and Development. (partners-popdev.org)
  • This much-needed resource is positioned to be a cornerstone in the burgeoning field of reproductive psychiatry. (appi.org)
  • While those shorter bans were temporarily blocked by a judge, the changing laws are having an impact on reproductive health access for women. (kpax.com)
  • Access of women and couples to voluntary family planning could reduce maternal deaths by 20 to 35 per cent, and child deaths by as much as 20 per cent, according to Ms. Obaid. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • Allowing qualified medical professionals to prescribe pills for abortion via telemedicine would expand access to women in underserved areas. (reproductiverights.org)
  • In an interview, Ratnaboli Ray, founder of Anjali, an organisation working in West Bengal on the right to mental health, rightly points out how women with psychosocial disabilities have no access to information around sexual and reproductive health in the first place. (creaworld.org)
  • WHT has been a key advocate in Tasmania working across the health sector to coordinate access to safe, no-cost access to abortion for all women and people who need it. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • The Reproductive Health Access Project stands firmly behind our clinicians who work at Title X-funded clinics and the patients that they serve. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice works to build an expansive movement of Latina/x activists and leaders across the country to increase abortion access and affordability, advance the rights of immigrant women and families, promote sexual and reproductive health equity, and transform cultural narratives. (hewlett.org)
  • Women's health issues are many and varied, and a gynecologist is the person who is specifically trained to identify problems and help a woman find the right solution to the condition she is facing. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • Gynecology videos are available online to the public and in them you can see examinations, discover what a specific disease looks like and how it may manifest, and you can also receive lectures and information by gynecology videos in order to be better informed about women's health issues. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • It is urgent that Congress take action to ensure women's reproductive freedom in light of these extreme bans. (americanprogress.org)
  • WHO (2013) Essential Nutrition Actions - Improving maternal, newborn, infant and young child health and nutrition, which provides a compact of WHO guidance on nutrition interventions targeting the first 1000 days of life. (who.int)
  • The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health will mobilize global and local commitment and action to reduce deaths among mothers and children, promote universal coverage of essential interventions, and advocate for increased resources for these efforts. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • The lives of up to 7 million women, children and newborns can be saved each year if proven and cost-effective interventions are expanded to reach those in need. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • However, there has been a lack of research assessing culturally and contextually tailored mHealth SRH interventions for Black and Latina women . (bvsalud.org)
  • Literature was reviewed to evaluate whether a culturally and contextually tailored approach was utilized in the development and implementation of mHealth interventions for Black and Latina women . (bvsalud.org)
  • A total of 12 articles were included in our synthesis, which encompassed mobile phone -, telephone -, and computer -based mHealth interventions for Black and Latina women . (bvsalud.org)
  • This community-informed research project explored the views and documented the experiences of young Latinas in diverse California regions regarding reproductive and sexual health concerns in order to showcase the day-to-day implications that such policies have among youth in our communities. (vawnet.org)
  • Despite the growing number of studies being conducted in women's health, the clinical implications of such work are frequently controversial, leaving patients with questions regarding the most appropriate path to follow. (bvs.br)
  • Weigel, 2017), with far reaching implications to are often transferred from one person to another during reproductive health, family health and the sanctity of sexual activity. (who.int)
  • Gynecology doctors specialize in the health of the female reproductive system. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • Gynecology questions are important to ask in order to understand how her own body is working, therefore a woman should not be afraid to address some of the gynecology questions she has with her doctor. (pregnancy-info.net)
  • It was surprising to me that between 40 and 60 percent of [respondents] had complete misconceptions about basic concepts relating to their own biology," study researcher Dr. Lubna Pal, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the Yale School of Medicine, told The Huffington Post. (huffpost.com)
  • Based on the award-winning National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry, this groundbreaking book collects the latest thinking, research, and real-world practice from the brightest minds in psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, and other women's health specialties to provide the most complete compendium on women's reproductive mental health and the mental illnesses that arise at times of reproductive transition. (appi.org)
  • Women who referred to the gynecology clinic were evaluated and 507 women with endometriosis (case group) were compared with 520 women without endometriosis (control group). (biomedcentral.com)
  • About 40 percent of the respondents said they believed that women's ovaries continue to produce new eggs during their reproductive years, which is not true. (huffpost.com)
  • We're launching our new Women 2024 Action Fund this Giving Tuesday because women cannot continue bearing the brunt of Congress' dysfunction and inaction. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Mike Pence is officially in the running for the 2024 presidential race - here's what that could mean for women across the United States. (women.com)
  • Some women enjoy sexual intercourse more after menopause. (msdmanuals.com)
  • However, vaginal dryness after menopause can cause pain during sexual activity, and some women feel a decrease in the desire to have sex. (msdmanuals.com)
  • PPD, the inter-governmental alliance of 26 developing countries of Global South would like to reiterate our solidarity with all the women, children and adolescents in emergencies. (partners-popdev.org)
  • On this population day PPD would like to draw the attention toward the distinct need, especially sexual reproductive health needs for women and adolescents in emergency. (partners-popdev.org)
  • World population day is a reminder to the PPD member countries to pay special attention to the needs of Every Women, Every Child, and Every Adolescents, particularly, the sexual and reproductive needs of Every women and Every adolescents, in emergencies, refugee and displaced settings" said, Dr. Joe Thomas, the Executive Director of PPD. (partners-popdev.org)
  • The Promoting Adolescents' Engagement, Knowledge, and Health (PAnKH) program was an integrated community-based initiative implemented in select villages of the Dholpur district of Rajasthan, India. (icrw.org)
  • The demographic characteristics of women in the two areas were similar, although socioeconomic status as indicated by level of education and better household amenities, was higher in the intervention area. (plos.org)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights on the part of extremely vulnerable and marginalized women and girls, particularly out-of-school adolescent girls, between 10 and 19 years old. (canada.ca)
  • This project aims to increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most vulnerable and marginalized adolescent girls and women, particularly those who are at risk or are survivors, of sexual or gender-based violence. (canada.ca)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most marginalized persons, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 24 years old who face intersecting vulnerabilities due to, among other factors, disability, religion,gender or sexual orientation. (canada.ca)
  • This project aims to provide greater insight into the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescent girls that are either internally displaced or in refugee camps in Nigeria and Uganda. (icrw.org)
  • The prevalence of STIs, particularly among young women, has been steadily increasing since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, recent evidence demonstrates that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in women of childbearing age is surprisingly high [9-12]. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • One of the most controversial of these messages was the 2016 announcement by the CDC that all women of reproductive age not using birth control should avoid alcohol. (ucpress.edu)
  • The project will support sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy through its work with local organizations, grassroots movements and policy makers at all levels of government. (canada.ca)
  • WHT engages in policy and advocacy work that aims to amplify the voices of all Tasmanian women and achieve positive, sustainable change within the health sector. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • Children by Choice are recognised nationally and internationally as a key advocacy group for the needs and rights of women in relation to reproductive health. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is an increasingly influential organization that works to ensure reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families, and their communities through public education, community mobilization, and policy advocacy. (hewlett.org)
  • Most research on sexual violence is based on data from reproductive-age women in intimate partnerships. (guttmacher.org)
  • Studies have indicated high rates of nonconsensual intercourse in developing countries, where as many as one-fifth to one-half of all female respondents report having been coerced into sexual intercourse by an intimate partner. (guttmacher.org)
  • 9 Other relevant work has documented a reduced likelihood of contraceptive use among women who have prior or current exposure to physical or sexual abuse by an intimate partner, or who are afraid of such violence. (guttmacher.org)
  • Sexual and reproductive rights protect some of the most significant and intimate aspects of our lives. (coe.int)
  • These bills threaten women's health and drive politicians into patients' intimate and trusted relationships with their providers, with some going as far as threatening to sentence abortion providers to 99 years in prison for performing the procedure. (americanprogress.org)
  • Rupsa Malik in her article, Women with Disabilities: Parenting and Reproduction [4] talks about how laws and policies related to disabilities also limit legal capacity, autonomy, and the choice to reproduce, especially of those with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. (creaworld.org)
  • eliminate discrimination in laws, policies and practices and guarantee equality for all women in the enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights. (coe.int)
  • The wages of Native women are driven down by a number of factors that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and labor market, including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Under section 1557, people are protected from discrimination because of their race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in certain health programs or activities. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • It also seeks to allow discrimination based on someone's reproductive health history or decision to have an abortion. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • They also highlight the systemic discrimination experienced by pregnant and parenting Latina youth within educational institutions and the absence of public debate focusing on health, educational and social support networks for these young parents. (vawnet.org)
  • 43) to block DC's Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act from taking effect. (prochoice.org)
  • I urge President Obama to prevent discrimination against women in DC by vetoing H.J. Res. (prochoice.org)
  • Not acknowledging and recognising the sexuality of women with disabilities has been a major reason for the stigma and discrimination they face. (creaworld.org)
  • Keep up with the latest news in women's mental health and our research. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • Apart from this, she also gives us a vivid picture of how mental health institutions are highly patriarchal and oppressive in nature with no sexual policies for patients and no room for sexuality education for people with psychosocial disabilities, mainly because of the stigma associated with them. (creaworld.org)
  • In the introduction, we make a historical return to the association of the reproductive cycle with female mental health, arising from an essentialist reading of women and the medicalization of their bodies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health : a global review of the literature. (who.int)
  • Finally-a definitive guide to women's reproductive mental health. (appi.org)
  • The Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health is the first comprehensive text for understanding, diagnosing, and supporting the unique mental health needs of women and others who undergo female reproductive transitions during their entire reproductive life cycle. (appi.org)
  • A thorough introduction to the physiology of the woman's reproductive life cycle is included, with focused chapters that dive deep into a full range of mental health conditions related to reproductive hormone transitions. (appi.org)
  • No other resource provides the depth of knowledge on reproductive psychiatry presented in the Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health . (appi.org)
  • Kourtney Kardashian's openness about the impact IVF has had on her mental health is a sign of solidarity to those struggling with it. (women.com)
  • This website provides a range of current information including discussion of new research findings in women's mental health and how such investigations inform day-to-day clinical practice. (bvs.br)
  • Policies that enhance population health, such as paid parental leave or reducing toxic pollution, would also spur vast and positive change in maternal and child health in particular. (ucpress.edu)
  • On the eve of the World Summit, we are gathered here today in recognition of the urgent need to support countries in helping women and children survive," said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the UN Population Fund. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • Women's Health Tasmania (WHT) has a 30-year history of providing successful health promotion initiatives to priority population groups in Tasmania. (womenshealthtas.org.au)
  • [ 78 ] Women with dense breasts have 4 times the likelihood of developing breast cancer compared to women without dense breasts. (medscape.com)
  • The new initiative will integrate three previously existing partnerships: the Partnership for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health, the Healthy Newborn Partnership and the Child Survival Partnership. (peopleandplanet.net)
  • Skilled birth attendance and family planning are the most effective measures for promoting maternal and newborn health. (who.int)
  • Adding feminist perspectives on war to global health research explanations of how war affects women's sexual and reproductive health might then contribute to further understanding the complexity of the different gendered effects war and armed conflicts have on women's sexual and reproductive health. (lu.se)
  • Questions for Ashley Woodall, Health Statistician and Lead Author of "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Rate of Infants Born to Teen Mothers: United States, 2017-2018. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2018, PRGLAC presented a report to Congress that included 15 recommendations to promote the inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical research. (ultimatehealthreport.com)
  • Questions for Joyce Martin, Health Statistician and Lead Author of "Births: Final Data for 2018" Q: What is new in this report from the 2018 provisional birth report? (cdc.gov)