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Human females as cultural, psychological, sociological, political, and economic entities.

The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women.

Human females who are pregnant, as cultural, psychological, or sociological entities.

Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)

Organized services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES is available.

The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

The rights of women to equal status pertaining to social, economic, and educational opportunities afforded by society.

The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.

Women who are engaged in gainful activities usually outside the home.

Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

Women licensed to practice medicine.

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.

The co-occurrence of pregnancy and an INFECTION. The infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age.

The number of offspring a female has borne. It is contrasted with GRAVIDITY, which refers to the number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome.

The period before MENOPAUSE. In premenopausal women, the climacteric transition from full sexual maturity to cessation of ovarian cycle takes place between the age of late thirty and early fifty.

Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO.

An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.

Care provided the pregnant woman in order to prevent complications, and decrease the incidence of maternal and prenatal mortality.

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.

Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.

Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX.

Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).

Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.

Radiographic examination of the breast.

Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception.

The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.

A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe.

The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.

An infant during the first month after birth.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).

A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

The neck portion of the UTERUS between the lower isthmus and the VAGINA forming the cervical canal.

Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time.

Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning TOBACCO.

The periodic shedding of the ENDOMETRIUM and associated menstrual bleeding in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating PROGESTERONE, and occurs at the late LUTEAL PHASE when LUTEOLYSIS of the CORPUS LUTEUM takes place.

Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.

Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.

The last third of a human PREGNANCY, from the beginning of the 29th through the 42nd completed week (197 to 294 days) of gestation.

Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.

The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

Deliberate severe and repeated injury to one domestic partner by the other.

The frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.

A complication of PREGNANCY, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal HYPERTENSION and PROTEINURIA with or without pathological EDEMA. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of trophoblastic disease.

Expulsion of the product of FERTILIZATION before completing the term of GESTATION and without deliberate interference.

The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.

Cytological preparation of cells collected from a mucosal surface and stained with Papanicolaou stain.

Neoplasms of the skin and mucous membranes caused by papillomaviruses. They are usually benign but some have a high risk for malignant progression.

Delivery of the FETUS and PLACENTA under the care of an obstetrician or a health worker. Obstetric deliveries may involve physical, psychological, medical, or surgical interventions.

Educational attainment or level of education of individuals.

Intentional removal of a fetus from the uterus by any of a number of techniques. (POPLINE, 1978)

The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practice. Actual bone density would be expressed in grams per milliliter. It is most frequently measured by X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY or TOMOGRAPHY, X RAY COMPUTED. Bone density is an important predictor for OSTEOPOROSIS.

Prevention of CONCEPTION by blocking fertility temporarily, or permanently (STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE). Common means of reversible contraception include NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; or CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES.

Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY.

A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding.

The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.

A range of values for a variable of interest, e.g., a rate, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable.

A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum.

Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.

The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a cardiovascular disease. The disease may precede or follow FERTILIZATION and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or FETUS.

Compounds that interact with ESTROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of ESTRADIOL. Estrogens stimulate the female reproductive organs, and the development of secondary female SEX CHARACTERISTICS. Estrogenic chemicals include natural, synthetic, steroidal, or non-steroidal compounds.

Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The concept does not include Brazilian Americans or Portuguese Americans.

A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness, etc.

Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.

Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.

Diabetes mellitus induced by PREGNANCY but resolved at the end of pregnancy. It does not include previously diagnosed diabetics who become pregnant (PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS). Gestational diabetes usually develops in late pregnancy when insulin antagonistic hormones peaks leading to INSULIN RESISTANCE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; and HYPERGLYCEMIA.

The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.

Behavior patterns of those practicing CONTRACEPTION.

The transitional period before and after MENOPAUSE. Perimenopausal symptoms are associated with irregular MENSTRUAL CYCLE and widely fluctuated hormone levels. They may appear 6 years before menopause and subside 2 to 5 years after menopause.

The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.

Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)

Behaviors associated with the ingesting of alcoholic beverages, including social drinking.

Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.

Statistical models used in survival analysis that assert that the effect of the study factors on the hazard rate in the study population is multiplicative and does not change over time.

Statistical models in which the value of a parameter for a given value of a factor is assumed to be equal to a + bx, where a and b are constants. The models predict a linear regression.

Variations of menstruation which may be indicative of disease.

The 17-beta-isomer of estradiol, an aromatized C18 steroid with hydroxyl group at 3-beta- and 17-beta-position. Estradiol-17-beta is the most potent form of mammalian estrogenic steroids.

A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.

A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.

The co-occurrence of pregnancy and parasitic diseases. The parasitic infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION.

The age of the mother in PREGNANCY.

Health care programs or services designed to assist individuals in the planning of family size. Various methods of CONTRACEPTION can be used to control the number and timing of childbirths.

The middle third of a human PREGNANCY, from the beginning of the 15th through the 28th completed week (99 to 196 days) of gestation.

Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc.

The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.

A malignancy arising in uterine cervical epithelium and confined thereto, representing a continuum of histological changes ranging from well-differentiated CIN 1 (formerly, mild dysplasia) to severe dysplasia/carcinoma in situ, CIN 3. The lesion arises at the squamocolumnar cell junction at the transformation zone of the endocervical canal, with a variable tendency to develop invasive epidermoid carcinoma, a tendency that is enhanced by concomitant human papillomaviral infection. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.

In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test.

A sudden, temporary sensation of heat predominantly experienced by some women during MENOPAUSE. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.

The nursing of an infant at the breast.

Disorders or diseases associated with PUERPERIUM, the six-to-eight-week period immediately after PARTURITION in humans.

Organized services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers.

Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to hormonal preparations.

Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.

Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.

Physiologic period, characterized by endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes with the termination of ovarian function in the female. It may also accompany the normal diminution of sexual activity in the male.

The process of giving birth to one or more offspring.

Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.

The three approximately equal periods of a normal human PREGNANCY. Each trimester is about three months or 13 to 14 weeks in duration depending on the designation of the first day of gestation.

Methods to identify and characterize cancer in the early stages of disease and predict tumor behavior.

A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.

Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.

Bleeding from blood vessels in the UTERUS, sometimes manifested as vaginal bleeding.

The care provided to women and their NEWBORNS for the first few months following CHILDBIRTH.

Absence of menstruation.

The beginning third of a human PREGNANCY, from the first day of the last normal menstrual period (MENSTRUATION) through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation.

The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.

A family of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses infecting birds and most mammals, especially humans. They are grouped into multiple genera, but the viruses are highly host-species specific and tissue-restricted. They are commonly divided into hundreds of papillomavirus "types", each with specific gene function and gene control regions, despite sequence homology. Human papillomaviruses are found in the genera ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; BETAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; GAMMAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; and MUPAPILLOMAVIRUS.

The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.

The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

An organized and comprehensive program of health care that identifies and reduces a woman's reproductive risks before conception through risk assessment, health promotion, and interventions. Preconception care programs may be designed to include the male partner in providing counseling and educational information in preparation for fatherhood, such as genetic counseling and testing, financial and family planning, etc. This concept is different from PRENATAL CARE, which occurs during pregnancy.

A noninvasive method for assessing BODY COMPOSITION. It is based on the differential absorption of X-RAYS (or GAMMA RAYS) by different tissues such as bone, fat and other soft tissues. The source of (X-ray or gamma-ray) photon beam is generated either from radioisotopes such as GADOLINIUM 153, IODINE 125, or Americanium 241 which emit GAMMA RAYS in the appropriate range; or from an X-ray tube which produces X-RAYS in the desired range. It is primarily used for quantitating BONE MINERAL CONTENT, especially for the diagnosis of OSTEOPOROSIS, and also in measuring BONE MINERALIZATION.

Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.

Female parents, human or animal.

A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.

Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS.

The number of pregnancies, complete or incomplete, experienced by a female. It is different from PARITY, which is the number of offspring borne. (From Stedman, 26th ed)

Pregnancy in which the mother and/or FETUS are at greater than normal risk of MORBIDITY or MORTALITY. Causes include inadequate PRENATAL CARE, previous obstetrical history (ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS), pre-existing maternal disease, pregnancy-induced disease (GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION), and MULTIPLE PREGNANCY, as well as advanced maternal age above 35.

A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.

The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.

Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the mother.

Human behavior or decision related to REPRODUCTION.

Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work.

The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a blood disease (HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES) which involves BLOOD CELLS or COAGULATION FACTORS. The hematologic disease may precede or follow FERTILIZATION and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or FETUS.

A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.

The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.

Pathological processes involving the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE).

An important aggregate factor in epidemiological studies of women's health. The concept usually includes the number and timing of pregnancies and their outcomes, the incidence of breast feeding, and may include age of menarche and menopause, regularity of menstruation, fertility, gynecological or obstetric problems, or contraceptive usage.

Recurrent genital pain occurring during, before, or after SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in either the male or the female.

Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA.

A pharmaceutical preparation containing a mixture of water-soluble, conjugated estrogens derived wholly or in part from URINE of pregnant mares or synthetically from ESTRONE and EQUILIN. It contains a sodium-salt mixture of estrone sulfate (52-62%) and equilin sulfate (22-30%) with a total of the two between 80-88%. Other concomitant conjugates include 17-alpha-dihydroequilin, 17-alpha-estradiol, and 17-beta-dihydroequilin. The potency of the preparation is expressed in terms of an equivalent quantity of sodium estrone sulfate.

Onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR before term (TERM BIRTH) but usually after the FETUS has become viable. In humans, it occurs sometime during the 29th through 38th week of PREGNANCY. TOCOLYSIS inhibits premature labor and can prevent the BIRTH of premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE).

Compounds that interact with PROGESTERONE RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of PROGESTERONE. Primary actions of progestins, including natural and synthetic steroids, are on the UTERUS and the MAMMARY GLAND in preparation for and in maintenance of PREGNANCY.

Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.

A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role.

Deliberate, often repetitive physical, verbal, and/or other types of abuse by one or more members against others of a household.

Tumors or cancer of the OVARY. These neoplasms can be benign or malignant. They are classified according to the tissue of origin, such as the surface EPITHELIUM, the stromal endocrine cells, and the totipotent GERM CELLS.

The practice of assisting women in childbirth.

Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.

Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS.

The period of the MENSTRUAL CYCLE representing follicular growth, increase in ovarian estrogen (ESTROGENS) production, and epithelial proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM. Follicular phase begins with the onset of MENSTRUATION and ends with OVULATION.

A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".

The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo.

State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients.

The examination, therapy or surgery of the cervix and vagina by means of a specially designed endoscope introduced vaginally.

The repetitive uterine contraction during childbirth which is associated with the progressive dilation of the uterine cervix (CERVIX UTERI). Successful labor results in the expulsion of the FETUS and PLACENTA. Obstetric labor can be spontaneous or induced (LABOR, INDUCED).

Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.

The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.

Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means.

Any violation of established legal or moral codes in respect to sexual behavior.

Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.

Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.

An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro.

Development of neutralizing antibodies in individuals who have been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/HTLV-III/LAV).

A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.

Pathological processes of the UTERINE CERVIX.

Pathological processes of the VAGINA.

A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.

Sexual attraction or relationship between females.

The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results.

A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent.

A combination of distressing physical, psychologic, or behavioral changes that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Symptoms of PMS are diverse (such as pain, water-retention, anxiety, cravings, and depression) and they diminish markedly 2 or 3 days after the initiation of menses.

Contraceptive devices placed high in the uterine fundus.

Inability to reproduce after a specified period of unprotected intercourse. Reproductive sterility is permanent infertility.

The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.

The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons.

Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.

A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.

"I was always on guard"--an exploration of woman abuse in a group of women with musculoskeletal pain. (1/234)

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to explore experiences of abuse of women, and the way it was described and hinted at, in a group of women suffering from biomedically undefined long-term musculo-skeletal pain (UMSD). METHOD: Twenty women patients participated. Data were gained through repeated semi-structured interviews conducted over 2 years and qualitatively analysed according to grounded theory. RESULTS: Eleven participants had experienced abuse. Abuse was difficult to disclose due to shame, fear of the listener's preconceptions and fear of the abuser. In the interviews it was diminished, 'sugar-coated' and renamed. However, the women gave hints of abuse before avowing it. 'An understanding listener', who was expected to apprehend the hints, ask about abuse and confirm that it was valid to talk about it, was described as a precondition for disclosure. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that it is important to explore woman abuse when investigating and treating UMSD. When there are hints of abuse, one should avoid blaming, stand by, be patient and ask about abuse even if the woman has once negated it. Fear of the abuser permeated the narratives and it is therefore suggested that doctors must consider carefully the danger involved. (+info)

Domestic violence in northern India. (2/234)

This study examined the prevalence and characteristics of wife abuse as reported by nearly 6,700 married men living in five districts of northern India during 1995-1996. In addition, associations between wife abuse and sociodemographic factors were investigated to enable two theoretical/conceptual perspectives regarding abuse to be evaluated: that abuse is more common among families under stress and among more "private" families. The district-specific percentages of men who reported physically abusing their wives ranged from 18% to 45%, with 18-40% of the men in each district having had nonconsensual sex with their wives and 4-9% having physically forced their wives to have sex. The authors used logistic regression analyses to control for a variety of sociodemographic variables and found positive associations between wife abuse and stress-related factors, including the husband having a low educational level, the couple living in poverty, the husband being young when he first lived with his wife, and the couple having multiple children. Contrariwise, there was no strong empirical support for the idea that wife abuse may be more common in more "private" families. (+info)

Women battering in primary care practice. (3/234)

BACKGROUND: The organization of health care system to emphasize managed care has placed the primary care provider in an ideal position to assess the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the health of women. Primary care practice provides a setting in which women can develop an ongoing relationship with their health care provider in which they feel safe to discuss IPV and possible options to improve their lives. Women's health and safety could be dramatically improved if primary care providers were prepared to assess, intervene and appropriately refer women who are in violent relationships. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this article is to describe the prevalence of intimate partner violence in primary care populations and review the known physical, mental health and pregnancy consequences of abuse as well as discuss the implications of intimate partner violence on primary care practice. (+info)

Physical and nonphysical partner abuse and other risk factors for low birth weight among full term and preterm babies: a multiethnic case-control study. (4/234)

This study sought to determine the risk of low birth weight from intimate partner abuse. The case-control design was used in a purposively ethnically stratified multisite sample of 1,004 women interviewed during the 72 hours after delivery between 1991 and 1996. Abuse was determined by the Index of Spouse Abuse and a modification of the Abuse Assessment Screen. Separate analyses were conducted for 252 full term and 326 preterm infants. The final multiple logistic regression models were constructed to determine relative risk for low birth weight after controlling for other complications of pregnancy. Physical and nonphysical abuse as determined by the Index of Spouse Abuse were both significant risk factors for low birth weight for the full term infants but not the preterm infants on a bivariate level. However, the risk estimates decreased in significance in the adjusted models. Although today's short delivery stays make it difficult to assess for abuse, it is necessary to screen for domestic violence at delivery, especially for women who may not have obtained prenatal care. The unadjusted significant risk for low birth weight that became nonsignificant when adjusted suggests that other abuse-related maternal health problems (notably low weight gain and poor obstetric history) are confounders (or mediators) that help to explain the relation between abuse and low birth weight in full term infants. (+info)

Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding battered women. Comparison between specialists in family medicine and GPs. (5/234)

BACKGROUND: Domestic violence is a widespread public health problem and an important part of primary care practice. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the approach of primary care physicians (family physicians and GPs) to the care of battered women. METHODS: A self-report questionnaire containing items about experience, knowledge and attitudes regarding the care of battered women was mailed to a random sample of 300 primary care physicians employed by the two major health management organizations in Israel. The population included family physicians, who have 4 years of residency training in primary care, and GPs, who do not undergo specialization after completing their medical studies. RESULTS: A total of 236 physicians (130 family physicians and 106 GPs) responded. In general, the physicians had had very little exposure to the problem and estimated its prevalence in the community as less than half that indicated in the medical literature. Compared with the GPs, however, the family physicians reported more exposure to the subject (P < 0.001) and had better knowledge of its prevalence and risk factors (P < 0.001). They also showed a greater tendency to view the problem as universal (P < 0.05) and as part of their professional responsibilities. However, both groups tended not to include the care of battered women with no physical injury within their professional duties. CONCLUSIONS: Physicians should be made more aware of the problem of battered women within the context of their routine professional practice and of the importance of keeping abreast of the subject. Educators should place more emphasis on imparting knowledge and skills in the management of battered women, especially for GPs. (+info)

Sheltered versus nonsheltered homeless women differences in health, behavior, victimization, and utilization of care. (6/234)

OBJECTIVE: To contrast sociodemographic characteristics, physical and mental health status, substance use, sexual behaviors, victimization, and utilization of health services between homeless women residing in sheltered and non-sheltered environments. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. A structured scale was used to measure mental health status. Physical health status, substance use, sexual behavior, history of adult victimization, and health services utilization were measured by content-specific items. SETTING: Shelters (N = 47) and outdoor locations in Los Angeles. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand fifty-one homeless women. RESULTS: Homeless women living on the streets were more likely than sheltered women to be white and longer-term homeless. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that unsheltered women had over 3 times greater odds of fair or poor physical health, and over 12 times greater odds of poor mental health than sheltered homeless women. They were also more likely than sheltered women to report using alcohol or noninjection drugs, to have multiple sexual partners, and to have a history of physical assault. About half of the overall sample reported utilization of a variety of health services; however, unsheltered homeless women were less likely to utilize all of the health services that were assessed, including drug treatment. CONCLUSIONS: There is a critical need for aggressive outreach programs that provide mental health services and substance abuse treatment for homeless women on the streets. Comprehensive services that also include medical care, family planning, violence prevention, and behavioral risk reduction may be particularly valuable for homeless women, especially those living in unsheltered environments. (+info)

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) primary prevention through fas diagnosis: II. A comprehensive profile of 80 birth mothers of children with FAS. (7/234)

A 5-year, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) primary prevention study was conducted in Washington State to: (1) assess the feasibility of using a FAS diagnostic and prevention clinic as a centre for identifying and targeting primary prevention intervention to high-risk women; (2) generate a comprehensive, lifetime profile of these women; (3) identify factors that have enhanced and/or hindered their ability to achieve abstinence. The results of this study are presented in two parts. Objective 1 is summarized in the preceding paper and objectives 2 and 3 are summarized here. Comprehensive interviews were conducted with 80 women, who had given birth to a child diagnosed with FAS, to document their sociodemographics, reproductive and family planning history, social and healthcare utilization patterns, adverse social experiences, social support network, alcohol use and treatment history, mental health, and intelligence quotient (IQ). These high-risk women were diverse in racial, educational and economic backgrounds, were often victims of abuse, and challenged by mental health issues. Despite their rather harsh psychosocial profile, many demonstrated the ability to overcome their alcohol dependence over time. Relative to the women who had not achieved abstinence, the women who had achieved abstinence had significantly higher IQs, higher household incomes, larger more satisfactory social support networks, were more likely to report a religious affiliation, and were more likely to be receiving mental health treatment for their mental health disorders. The rate of unintended pregnancies and alcohol-exposed pregnancies was substantial. Key barriers to achieving effective family planning were maternal alcohol and drug use, lack of access to birth control and lack of support by their partner to use birth control. A FAS diagnostic and prevention clinic can be used to identify women at high risk for producing children damaged by prenatal alcohol exposure. Primary prevention programmes targeted to this population could lead to measurable reductions in the incidence of FAS. (+info)

The association between violence victimisation and common symptoms in Swedish women. (8/234)

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between violence and abuse suffered by women during childhood or adult life, and the manifestation of a high level of common physical and mental symptoms. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A questionnaire was sent to a random population of women, 40 to 50 years of age, living in a rural Swedish community. The response rate was 81.7 per cent (397 women). Odds ratios were used to estimate bivariate associations between the experience of violence/abuse and common symptoms. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to test for confounding and effect modification. MAIN RESULTS: The experience of violence or abuse during childhood was reported by 32.2 per cent of the women, while 15.6 per cent reported being abused as an adult. In both cases, these experiences reached statistical significance in their association with a high level of common symptoms (OR=1.67; 95% CI 1. 08, 2.49 and OR=2.26; 95%CI 1.30, 3.92, respectively). The associations between childhood and as well adult experience of violence or abuse and common symptoms were largely independent of potential confounders such as unemployment, job strain, social support, and sense of coherence. The combined exposure to adult violence/abuse and low psychosocial coping resources, such as low social support or a low level of sense of coherence, considerably increased the odds ratio for common symptoms and a synergistic effect seemed to exist. CONCLUSION: Violence or abuse experience is an important factor when considering illness manifestations in terms of common symptoms in women 40 to 50 years of age. (+info)

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The book led to Jones being interviewed on subjects such as female incarceration, battered wives, and other issues affecting ... Next Time She'll be Dead, like When Women Kill, examined known cases of domestic violence and its effect on women, including ... teacher and women's advocate in Afghanistan. Women Who Kill, originally published in 1980 and then re-printed in 1996 was Jones ... including women's issues in present-day Africa. Uncle Tom's Campus. New York: Praeger, 1973. Jones, Ann (October 2009). Women ...

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Walker's assessment of Simpson "[it] is absolutely the opposite of the assessment of most battered women's advocates in this ... Lenore Walker, her describing how defending Simpson ruined her career., Book The Battered Woman Syndrome, 4th Edition, Page 34 ... ISBN 0-393-04050-X. "Expert on Battered Women Criticized for Backing Simpson Defense". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2020-03-30. "COURTTV. ... Walker, Lenore E. (2001-07-26). The Battered Woman Syndrome. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-8261-4323-5. Jones, Tamara ...

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Women's Fed., April 1970; with Okel L. C. An Emergent Programme to Protect the Battered Child and his Family, Intervention ( ... Battering Parents, Social Wk. January 1969; The Battered Child; (1) Historical and Diagnostic Reflection (2) Reflection on ... In 1968 the Battered Child Research Unit was set up in Denver House, Ladbroke Grove and Joan became its first director. Joan's ... 11-20; The Battered Child Research project. Child Care News. July 1969; An Historical Review of the American Child Abuse Laws ...

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Strangulation is so common in battering (50% or more battered women report that they've been strangled) that it doesn't ... Valera EM, Berenbaum H (2003). "Brain injury in battered women". J Consult Clin Psychol. 71 (4): 797-804. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.608. ... A total of 0.4% to 2.4% - with 1.0% being typical - reported that they had experienced it in the past year, and women were ... Women who had been abused by an intimate partner reported higher rates of strangulation. Strangulation is sometimes fatal. ...

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, feminists and battered women's advocacy groups were calling on police to take domestic ... Male violence does more damage than female violence; women are more likely to be injured and/or hospitalized. Women are more ... Women are as likely as men to be abusers, however, women are somewhat more likely to be physically injured, but are also more ... "Help for Abused and Battered Women: Protecting Yourself and Escaping from Domestic Violence". Helpguide.org. Retrieved 2015-11- ...

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Sun-herald 24Jan1954, p. 47 "U19 Women - History and Winners". Elinor McKenzie Shield Australian U19 Women's Championship. ... Lynn Embrey in her account of softball history 'Batter Up!', in the final against USA, it was Elinor who scored the vital run ... The Elinor McKenzie Shield is a trophy symbolizing the Under 19 Women's Championship of Softball Australia. In 1971 Victoria ... ISBN 978-1-74166-222-1. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) "Women's Cricket Teams Selected". The Sun-Herald. New South ...

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Women's open team members who represented New South Wales at the 2007 Mack Gilley Shield include Michelle Cox. At the 2007 ... Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Hits and Bunts". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. ... "Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March ... Players from Australia have been on the men's and women's national team, had AIS scholarships, played at universities in the ...

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"Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March ... Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Hits and Bunts". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. ... The state federation was one of the foundation federation members of the Australian Women's Softball Council in 1949. By 1949, ... Melbourne hosted the first ISF Women's World Championship in 1965. Melbourne was the home to Australia's second international ...

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doi:10.1207/s15327965pli0501_1. Roy, M. (Ed.). (1977). Batter women. New York: Van Nostrand. MacDonald, G.; Leary, M. R. (2005 ... For example, many women are unwilling to leave their abusive spouses or boyfriends with excuses ranging from liking for the ... They did, however, find that the suicide notes of women more frequently contained the theme of perceived burdensomeness and ...

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One of the women sustained injuries to her head after hitting the pier on her way in. Garciaparra quickly jumped into the ... By the end of June, his average was sitting at .396, prompting some to speculate he might be the first batter to hit .400 since ... "Nomar rescues 2 women in Boston Harbor". MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2007. ... He had the highest single-season batting average by a right-handed batter in the post-war era, batting .372 in 2000, and was ...

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"Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March ... Western Australian Chelsea Forkin was named the competition's most valuable player and best batter. Members of the 2012 ... At the 2007 Australian U-19 Women's Fastpitch Championship, Western Australia lost to New South Wales in the finals. ... In 1950, the Western Australia state softball federation aligned itself with the Australian Women's Softball Council. Up to ...

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Women's open team members who represented Queensland at the 2008 Mack Gilley Shield include Jodie Bowering and Jocelyn McCallum ... Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Hits and Bunts". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. ... Women's open team members who represented Queensland at the 2012 Mack Gilley Shield include Jodie Bowering. Queensland competed ... "Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March ...

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"Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March ... 69-127 [123]. Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Hits and Bunts". Batter up! : the history of softball in ... A second serious attempt was made to create a South Australian men's team in 1974 with support from the women's softball ... The state federation was one of the foundation federation members of the Australian Women's Softball Council in 1949. During ...

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Women's basketball has been played in the Summer Olympics since 1976. That year, rowing and handball were also opened to women ... ISBN 0-7022-1652-6. Embrey, Lynn (1995). "The Olympics". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: ... In 2012, Women's boxing was added to the Olympic programme resulting in women's participation in all sports. While team mixed ... United Nations (2007). Women, Gender Equality and Sport. New York: United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. Wu, ...

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"WANTED! A Happy New Year for two nice people". The Australian Women's Weekly. 34 (33). 11 January 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 8 ... Reines, Rosalind (28 December 1982). "Battered But ABC Has Great Potential". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23. " ... "GAY ITALIAN PERIOD OPERA". The Australian Women's Weekly. 30 (2). 31 October 1962. p. 4 (Television). Retrieved 8 December 2016 ...

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Immigrant Battered Women's Initiative - $1 million; and HRA Legal Services for Domestic Violence Victims - $350,000. On October ... She is a member of the Women's Caucus and the Black, Latino/a, and Asian Caucus. She is specifically passionate about women's ... Early in October 2014, Cumbo, as chair of the Women's Issues Committee, and her colleague Vanessa L. Gibson, chair of the ... She was appointed chair of the Women's Issues Committee and serves on the following committees: Cultural Affairs, Libraries, ...

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He believes society considers women to be naturally more innocent and credible, and criticizes battered woman and infanticide ... Dragiewicz, Molly (2011). Equality with a Vengeance: Men's Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash. ... Robinson, David (2 October 2015). "Why do women live longer than men?". BBC Future. Luy, M.; Gast, K. (2014). "Do women live ... Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash. Boston: Northeastern University Press. pp. 84-85. ISBN 9781555537395. Donileen R. ...

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CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) Willard, Dennis (1990-07-21). "Battered women's bill goes to governor". Portsmouth ... He also championed women's rights law early in his career, and voting rights. Koziura was also influential on education ...

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Many girls and women are illegally trafficked across borders. If they manage to escape from the brothel or pimp, the women and ... Some 84% of girls in prostitution interviewed in Tanzania reported having been battered, raped or tortured by police officers ... Females are typically exploited for sexual purposes while males are used for labor of all kinds. Women and young girls being ... a b c d Roby, J. L. "Women and Children in the Global Sex Trade: Toward More Effective Policy."International Social Work 48.2 ( ...

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... with no further missions scheduled after a July 2012 mission that included pioneering female diver Sylvia Earle in its aquanaut ... "Irma battered, but didn't beat, this beloved underwater lab". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 1, 2017 ...

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a b c d Acrylic, Kim, Interview with Clint Catalyst, The Battered Suitcase, Volume One - Issue Eleven (April 2009). Retrieved ... Chang-Babian, Taylor (2007). Asian Faces: The Essential Beauty and Makeup Guide for Asian Women. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-399-53314-3 ...

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"Breonna Taylor: Police officer sues shot black woman's boyfriend". BBC News. October 30, 2020. Archived from the original on ... Louisville police dressed in plain clothes knocked on Taylor's door before forcing entry using a battering ram.[14][1][51] ... Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment on March 13, 2020 ... The occupants were a pregnant woman, her child and a man. The lawsuit alleged that the officers fired blindly into their ...

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... in females.[38] The heaviest female white-tailed eagles can apparently scale up to 7.5-8 kg (17-18 lb) and even males can ... Fish are also caught after being battered, injured and killed at power plants, from large-scale fishing nets or are taken ... The average female Steller's sea eagle may weigh just under 25% more than the average female white-tailed eagle (the average ... Kilpi, M., & Öst, M. (2002). The effect of White-tailed Sea Eagle predation on breeding Eider females off Tvärminne, Western ...

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"Why it's time you fell in love with Britain's battered post-war statues". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2017.. ... English women began painting professionally in the 17th century; notable examples include Joan Carlile (c. 1606-79), and Mary ...

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In October 1786, the Committee funded an ill-fated expedition of 280 black men, 40 black women and 70 white women (mainly wives ... So badly battered was the East End that when Buckingham Palace was hit during the height of the bombing, Queen Elizabeth ... For further details, see Andrew August Poor Women's Lives: Gender, Work, and Poverty in Late-Victorian London pp 35-6 ( ... She based it at a baker's shop at Bow emblazoned with the slogan, "Votes for Women", in large gold letters. The local Member of ...

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Members of this club included Japanese expatriates,[19] plus a European American woman named Wilma Berger.[20] On July 6, 1905 ... and American wrestler Charley Olson's subsequent battering of Ono caused a minor diplomatic incident later that year. For more ...

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... attempted to get African American women to conform to its standard of beauty (i.e., straight hair). To that end, some women ... Pig intestines are boiled and sometimes battered and fried to make chitterlings, also known as "chitlins". Ham hocks and neck ... Many women choose to wear their hair in its natural state. Natural hair can be styled in a variety of ways, including the afro ... African-American women in particular are known for wearing vibrant dresses and suits. An interpretation of a passage from the ...

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"The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia: 61. 13 May 1964. Retrieved 22 February 2011.. ... On 8 June 2007 the Hunter and Central Coast regions were battered by the worst series of storms to hit New South Wales in 30 ...

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Both before and after 1066 aristocratic women could own land, and some women continued to have the ability to dispose of their ... The English victory was costly, however, as Harold's army was left in a battered and weakened state, and far from the English ... Little is known about women other than those in the landholding class, so no conclusions can be drawn about peasant women's ... Male names such as William, Robert and Richard soon became common; female names changed more slowly. The Norman invasion had ...

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... adult males and females form monogamous pairs.[41][206] Lek mating, where males aggregate and compete for female choice through ... "Bats take a battering at wind farms", New Scientist, 12 May 2007 ... males are known to mate with females in torpor.[41] Female bats ... In many species, females give birth and raise their young in maternity colonies and may assist each other in birthing.[217][218 ... Tropical species give birth at the beginning of the rainy season.[214] In most bat species, females carry and give birth to a ...

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Referring to the disappointing purchase of a living-room couch, "Todd: Hey batter, hey batter, sometimes when you're looking ... "The Women's Club (Marxist Model)", Time, 5 July 1963.. *^ OED. *^ Random, Scranton Times Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback ... or when the pitch crosses the strike zone without the batter swinging. A batter with three strikes is out and must stop batting ... Referencing a baseball batter's swing at a pitched ball.. headline: "Treating Depression Can Be Hit or Miss" - Los Angeles ...

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"Bone density scan ... Olive oil ... Bursitis". Women's Health Advisor. 14 (7): 8. 2010.. ... Raw material (olives) infected or battered. *Inadequate harvest, with contact between the olives and soil[85] ... "The Japanese woman's perpetual quest for perfect skin". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2013 ...

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She shoots and kills the manager of a battered-women's shelter she thinks was involved in her sister's death. Her righteous ... A female medic from an Army post is found dead with her throat slit, and the only witness to the crime is a PTSD patient who ... After a woman is killed, the CBI discovers her marriage was having problems and that the husband is having an affair with a ... The team investigates the murder of a female TV journalist who specialized in "human interest stories". The investigation leads ...

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... our hero may be battered and stabbed, yet he'll rise like the Phoenix, and the women are flung around to be raped or sold as ... Best Female Playback Singer. Shreya Ghoshal ("Chikni Chameli"). Screen Awards[110]. 2 January 2013 Best Actor. Hrithik Roshan. ... Female Vocalist of The Year. Shreya Ghoshal ("Chikni Chameli"). Music Composer of The Year. Ajay-Atul ("Abhi Mujh Main Kahin") ...

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Females become fertile at around 9 years of age.[161] The oldest pregnant female ever recorded was 41 years old.[162] Gestation ... "Spermaceti as battering ram?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-19.. ... The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young. Females give birth every four to twenty years, and care for the calves ... Males will fight with each other over females, and males will mate with multiple females, making them polygynous, but they do ...

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For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.[65][66] The median ... "Garrabrant Ryerson Alyea IV, a free-swinging right-handed batter and one of just nine players to hit a home run on the first ... For every 100 females, the population had 100.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 99.2 males.[10] ... 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Archived June 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, p. 62, New Jersey League of Women ...

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The male parent of a horse, a stallion, is commonly known as the sire and the female parent, the mare, is called the dam. Both ... the destrier was a powerful weapon in battle meant to act like a giant battering ram that could quite literally run down men on ... The female line of descent always appears at the bottom of a tabulated pedigree and is therefore often known as the bottom line ... Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI): Used in horses due to lack of successful co-incubation of female and male gametes in ...

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Violence against women and the battered women's movement[edit]. The Battered Women's Shelter Movement in Canada emerged ... several feminists have criticized the Battered Women's movement for its reliance on the battered woman-as-victim archetype.[46] ... in order to enable women to achieve equality not only as women, but as Indigenous women.[84] The struggle for women to receive ... Women's religious organizing was also a means through which women could advocate social change. The Woman's Christian ...

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Known for his battered, tatty attire, Childe always wore his wide-brimmed black hat-purchased from a hatter in Jermyn Street, ... "From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute". Archaeology International. 18: 131-133. doi:10.5334/ai.1817 ...

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Female Titan (女型の巨人, Megata no Kyojin). The 14-meter (46 ft) Female Titan is the only one of the Nine Titans to display a ... On the seawall of Paradis, a battered Dina farewelled her husband with the promise that she will always find him, before being ... 20,22] Despite helping disable the Female Titan, he is eventually killed by one of her roundhouse kicks.[ep 21][ch. 28] He is ... 26] She too is killed by the regenerated Female Titan, after trying to flee and getting kicked into a tree.[ep 21][ch. 28] Levi ...

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Packer, C.; Pusey, A. E. (1983). «Adaptations of Female Lions to Infanticide by Incoming Males». The American Naturalist. 121 ( ... fatal battered-baby cases' perpetrated in anger by British men". ...

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The female lays 3-12 eggs, with 4 to 6 being average, in a mound of plant material on a small island, a beaver or muskrat lodge ... If this is not sufficient, the adults will physically combat the predator, battering with their powerful wings and biting with ... The females become flightless shortly after the young hatch; the males go through this process about a month later when the ... in females.[2][9][10][11] It is one of the heaviest living birds or animals capable of flight. Alongside the mute swan (Cygnus ...

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Onions were also prescribed by doctors in the early 16th century to help with infertility in women. They were similarly used to ... In North America, sliced onions are battered and deep fried and served as onion rings.[22] ...

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Ireland's mean age of marriage in 1830 was 23.8 for women and 27.5 for men, where they had once been 21 for women and 25 for ... "The Battering Ram and Irish Evictions, 1887-90" L. Perry Curtis. Irish-American Cultural Institute 10.1353/eir.2007.0039 ... Ourselves Alone: Women's Emigration from Ireland, 1885-1920. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 74-75.[ISBN missing] ... The wailing of women-the screams, the terror, the consternation of children-the speechless agony of honest industrious men- ...

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"Woman Cries for Help, Says Abused by Gaddafi Men". Reuters. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. ... "Exclusive: Battered Libya Sues for Peace". The Independent (26 May 2011). Retrieved 13 June 2011. ... violence against women. No wise, rational person with the minimum of dignity can do what we saw with our eyes and what he asked ... Pro-Gaddafi security officers assaulted several journalists and removed the woman from the hotel. The security officers said ...

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Battered Woman Syndrome and Obama. By M. Catharine Evans. Bravo TVs late night host Andy Cohen, met up with pop star singer ... What better symbol to mark the presidents victory than a 24-year old battered woman who just collaborated on a song with her ... What about the battered woman syndrome (BWS) in...(Read Full Post) ... ex-boyfriend abuser titled "Nobodies Business." Since pollsters believe it was the 66% of women under 30 who helped put Obama ...

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An unidentified woman was discovered badly beaten, with her skull cracked, in a Brooklyn alley near train tracks on Thursday ... Battered woman found with cracked skull. By Natasha Velez and Larry Celona ... An unidentified woman was discovered badly beaten, with her skull cracked, in a Brooklyn alley near train tracks on Thursday ... Police are calling the woman "Jane Doe," because she had no ID. She is 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds. ...

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... the Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ) and demonstrate its ability to collect reliable and valid data... ... The Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire Validation Study. Grant Winners. *Lenore E. Walker, Ph.D. - Center for Psychological ... if there exists a similar theme across cultures of predisposing factors, factors that keep a woman in a battering relationship ... The aim of this study is to empirically validate an assessment process, the Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ) and ...

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Police: Woman Battered Beau With Pork Chop. Victim left lacerated after frozen meat struck him. ... FEBRUARY 4--A Florida Woman is facing a domestic battery charge after allegedly clobbering her boyfriend in the face with a ...

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... women were equally as likely to be victims of deadly blows as men ... Battered Skulls Reveal Violence among Stone Age Women. Contrary ... Its not clear why women were frequent victims of violence.. Domestic violence could be a factor, but proving it requires ... Men had more nonfatal injuries, but women were just as likely as men to have lethal head wounds - which can be identified ... And contrary to findings from mass gravesites of the period, women were equally likely to be victims of deadly blows, according ...

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Nearly one in four women in the United States reports experiencing violence by a current or former spouse or boyfriend at some ... Battered Woman Syndrome As A Defense. 852 Words , 4 Pages. Battered Woman Syndrome As a Defense Battered Woman Syndrome is a ... Speaking with a battered woman should reveal these characteristics and help to identify her as a sufferer of Battered Women ... Battered Woman Syndrome : The Perfect Defense Or Perfect Murder?. 1652 Words , 7 Pages. Battered Woman Syndrome: The Perfect ...

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Battered Womans Syndrome This is a lesson on battered woman syndrome with respect to the defense of self-defense. Over the ... The focus of this lesson is on battered women, but there are others who might be identified as qualifying for a defense on the ... Included could be battered husbands, elderly parents, children, and so forth. Thus, this lesson will explore a number of the ...

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Horrific head injuries of woman battered by thugs in racist attack. Nikki Hurst was left battered and bruised with stitches ... A TERRIFIED woman suffered horror injuries when she was battered by thugs in what police believe was a race hate attack. ... Battered Nikki can be seen sporting a swollen black eye and stitches in a large gash on her forehead. ...

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She founded the first known shelter for battered women in the United States in the 1970s and over the decades has been going up ... has dedicated herself to fighting for the rights of battered women and their children. ... And she is one of the nations most well-known and tireless advocates on behalf of battered women.. Shes an icon in the issue ... She founded the first known shelter for battered women in the United States in the 1970s and over the decades has been going up ...

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Clarence Clemons, who played saxophone with Bruce Springsteens E Street Band, was in jail Saturday on charges he punched and kicked his girlfriend at a vacation home in the Florida Keys.

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This Paper is about The Battered Women Syndrome. This paper withholds Facts, statements, statistics, and opi... ... Read this full essay on Battered Women Syndrome. ... Battered Women Essay. 3861 words - 15 pages The Battered Woman ... Battered Women Syndrome Essay. 11810 words - 47 pages Battered Women Syndrome The Battered Women Syndrome is a series of ... 3) Battered Woman Syndrome The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) is a psychological term used to describe women who are stuck ...

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battered woman defense synonyms, battered woman defense pronunciation, battered woman defense translation, English dictionary ... n. A legal defense that a person is less responsible or not responsible for an offense because of suffering from battered woman ... Related to battered woman defense: battered spouse syndrome. battered woman defense. n.. A legal defense that a person is less ... Battered women and the law; we are all responsible. (interview with director of Battered Womens Justice Center at Pace ...

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As with many countries, men historically ruled the family, with authority over women and girls. Women were supposed to obey ... However, a recent nationwide survey by the All-China Womens Federation found that 25 percent of women reported domestic ... inadvertently becoming a folk hero for Chinese battered women. ... At least one in four women in China is estimated to have been a ... It is also hard to go public in a country where many still consider women subservient to their husbands, and there is no ...

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Bruised and battered, this is the face of Holly Hayles, 22, after she was set upon in her home in Solihull, West Midlands, when ... Battered as she held her son in her arms: Terrified mother tried to shield her toddler as she was punched in face by obsessed ... My body is battered: Ashley Cain struggles to breathe during Ben Nevis climb for The Azaylia Foundation as he reveals he still ... Pregnant woman, 21, due to give birth next week is found dead in Florida park: Cops investigate suspicious death ...

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Court orders protecting battered women do prevent violence by their partners, according to an analysis of abuse incidents ... Court orders protecting battered women do prevent violence by their partners, according to an analysis of abuse incidents ... Women who received no protection order after reporting an incident were much more likely to have been using alcohol or drugs at ... More than 350 women completed three interviews. The first took place six weeks after the reported incident, the second five ...

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Liz Richards is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women. She stopped by KFAI and talked with ... The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women is launching a statewide awareness campaign to call attention to domestic violence ...

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Psychological symptoms develop in some women who are victims of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, making it difficult ... fewer than 1200 battered women kill their batterers, while over 4000 women are killed by the men who batter them.1,23,24 The ... While almost half of the women in our research sample of more than 400 battered women had experienced child abuse (usually ... Therapy should emphasize the womans strengths so that she trusts herself and others again. Naming her a battered woman with ...

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Keywords: Domestic Violence, India, Battered Women, Battered Woman Syndrome, Court, Women, Law ... Nigam, Shalu, Battered Women Syndrome: Applying this Legal Doctrine in the Indian Context (August 6, 2016). Available at SSRN: ... The courts in India have not applied the Battered Woman Syndrome concept until recently when the Delhi High Court in its ... This work looks at this doctrine of the Battered Women Syndrome and its applicability in the Indian context. ...

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... should men be allowed to kill women under the same circumstances? ... If women are accorded a special right to kill abusive husbands ... Barbara Kay: Prof makes bizarre plea to place battered women above the law If women are accorded a special right to kill ... Sheehy says that charging battered women with murder is "so arbitrary when you know that theres no other way that a woman can ... Share this Story: Barbara Kay: Prof makes bizarre plea to place battered women above the law * Copy Link ...

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... general Sociology and social work Abused women Statistics Conjugal violence Case studies Domestic violence Psychological ... HEAD INJURY AND BATTERED WOMEN: An Initial Inquiry.(Statistical Data Included) by Health and Social Work; Health, ... One woman reported a stroke after head injury. Comparison of Non-Head-Injured Battered Women and Head-Injured Battered Women ... Battered Women and Medical Treatment Battered women do not necessarily seek medical treatment immediately after an attack by an ...

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Domestic violence survivors often feel shame, and blame themselves for being battered. This study aimed to examine the ... A sample of 21 women completed five self-report questionnaires (Self-Compassion Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, ... effectiveness of a self-compassion program in increasing self-compassion and fostering psychological well-being of abused women ... Most surveys about abused women have shown specific characteristics of the woman-victim. It is reported that women who suffer ...

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While in other countries Battered Woman Syndrome has been adduced by the advocates of battered women to support defence pleas, ... the Indian Courts have resorted to it only to explain the effects of battering relationship. The fact that Battered Woman ... Deb, Aishwarya, Battered Woman Syndrome: Prospect of Situating It within Criminal Law in India (May 30, 2018). Available at ... The Indian courts have recognised Battered Woman Syndrome only very recently in three cases, much differently than courts of ...

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This study would evaluate how characteristics of a defendant would affect a juror's legal decision-making, in a case of a woman pleading not guilty under terms of self-defense, who were suffering from battered woman's syndrome. (bartleby.com)

As stated in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, " These are our sisters, mothers, friends, family members, neighbors, and co-workers".Should women that suffer from "battered woman's syndrome" be charged with murder for killing there abuser? (bartleby.com)
When battered woman's syndrome has been used as a plea of self-defense, especially in cases of homicide, it has highly been scrutinized. (bartleby.com)
is now resulting in a spouse being labeled with the brand of "battered woman's syndrome" and it opens the door for a many unanswered questions, and is debatable at best. (bartleby.com)
The Legal issue in the case was whether the use of provocation as a defense could stand as she had sufficient time to consider her action and also if it could stand as a defence to person who has suffered domestic abuse with resulted in a battered woman's syndrome. (bartleby.com)
Stephen Goode reported in Insight (5/6/1987, 56) that at least four cases had argued "that long-term verbal abuse by [al boyfriend had triggered 'battered woman's syndrome. (thefreedictionary.com)
A woman accused of giving her former boyfriend guns used in a shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory plans to mount a battered woman's syndrome defense at her August trial.The attorney for Sarah Jo Hopkins filed notice Wednesday saying he plans to introduce expert evidence related to her mental state. (kmbc.com)
A woman accused of giving her former boyfriend guns used in a shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory plans to mount a battered woman's syndrome defense at her August trial. (kmbc.com)
Help the jury understand that a battered woman's anger is a normal feeling after having been battered. (drcharlesheller.com)

short and long term psychological impact of domestic violence for women across cultures. (nova.edu)
if multiple types of trauma (as measured by the BBTS) result in a more severe or long term symptom constellation for the battered woman than the trauma of domestic violence alone. (nova.edu)
Founded in 1976, Jersey Battered Women's Service (JBWS) in Morris County, NJ is a full-service domestic violence and domestic abuse prevention agency with volunteer opportunities. (charitynavigator.org)
The term 'battered woman syndrome' was introduced in the late 1970s by psychologist Lenore Walker to explain the psychological problems of women who are caught in a cycle of domestic violence" (ProQuest Staff).The mind of a typical domestically abused women has been diagnosed, monitored, and studied by professionals numerous of times. (bartleby.com)
However, one may believe "battered women syndrome" should be used as an excuse in court, with prior evidence for self defense and mental illness if the women being abused had suffered domestic violence tragically. (bartleby.com)
People often wonder if her ardent commitment to helping battered women comes from personal experience with domestic violence. (aarp.org)
1488 words - 6 pages Legal Studies Kelsey WellsLegal Studies Kelsey WellsLegal studies Kelsey WellsBattered Woman SyndromeOver the past two decades the community's awareness of domestic and family violence has increased significantly and in alliance with this shift, substantial legal reforms have occurred which are directed at assisting women who are victims of domestic violence. (brightkite.com)
And in doing so, she opened the door to a torrent of anguish about domestic violence in her adopted country, inadvertently becoming a folk hero for Chinese battered women. (breitbart.com)
It is also hard to go public in a country where many still consider women subservient to their husbands, and there is no specific national law against domestic violence. (breitbart.com)
At least one in four women in China is estimated to have been a victim of domestic violence at some point in her life, surveys show, with the rate in rural areas as high as two out of every three women. (breitbart.com)
The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women is launching a statewide awareness campaign to call attention to domestic violence in the state. (kfai.org)
1-3 It is understood that domestic violence is part of gender violence, and that many more women than men are the victims of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. (psychiatrictimes.com)
The Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act is one of such law that has been enacted in the year 2005 to provide civil remedies to the survivors besides criminalizing domestic violence. (ssrn.com)
Nevertheless, in the countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States, the doctrine of the Battered Woman Syndrome has gained legitimacy in psychological and legal spheres and is applied to defend those women survivors of domestic violence who are held guilty of killing their oppressors under the law. (ssrn.com)
The descriptive study discussed in this article examined the case records of residents in a domestic violence shelter over a three-month period and found a 35 percent prevalence rate of battered women who had experienced head injury during a battering incident with their intimate partner. (thefreelibrary.com)
This study calls attention to the long-range difficulties that head-injured battered women may experience as a result of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties resulting from domestic violence and how social workers can intervene with this population. (thefreelibrary.com)
Women who enter domestic violence shelters frequently report that they have received numerous blows to the head, have been unconscious for unknown periods of time, and have been in comas as a result of head trauma. (thefreelibrary.com)
Furthermore, domestic violence shelters, which historically have provided safe havens to battered women (Newman, 1993), may not be well-versed in dealing with these consequences and subsequently, appropriate referral may be compromised. (thefreelibrary.com)
Domestic violence survivors often feel shame, and blame themselves for being battered. (scirp.org)
Battered woman syndrome (BWS) is a psychological term that was developed in the 1970s by Lenore Edna Walker, an American psychologist and founder of the Domestic Violence Institute. (alleydog.com)
Though BWS is not recognized as a legal defense, the evidence of domestic violence and its psychological impact have been employed to assert self-preservation among women who have resorted to extreme measures against their intimate partners. (alleydog.com)
To the extent that practices of the CJS, the battered women's movement and the restorative justice movement (when applied to domestic violence cases) are effective, redemptive and liberating, they must address the range of risks women face and create a hope that in the short and long term, intimate violence against women can be reduced. (restorativejustice.org)
Practices should be measured by their effectiveness in creating true safety for battered women and their children, restoring or creating autonomy and freedom for victims of domestic violence, and shifting community norms to the acceptance of egalitarianism and peace as a standard for conduct in relationships. (restorativejustice.org)
The journal article presents an overview of research on the association of animal abuse and domestic violence, the association of child witnesses to domestic violence and animal abuse, and the likelihood of women seeking shelter from battering to have witnessed their partner's abuse of companion animals. (vawnet.org)
We discuss the implications of these results for domestic violence programs, animal welfare organizations, and programs serving children of women who are battered by their partners. (brill.com)
It means translating COVID-19 information as it relates to domestic violence to different languages, reaching more women than we typically would. (fopl.ca)
Because there's an average 3.5 victimizations per year per male victim and 3.4 per female victim, this amounts to 2.9 million male victims and 4.45 million female victims of domestic violence each year. (batteredmen.com)
Domestic violence against women is significantly more likely to be reported to police in the first place. (batteredmen.com)
The Battered Woman" by Lenore E. Walker discusses issues on domestic violence and the battered woman syndrome (BWS). (writework.com)
Dr. Walker wrote this book in the year 1979 so she could reveal her findings and educate the people on the battered women syndrome, and domestic violence. (writework.com)
Walker is one of the most well known researchers on the issue of domestic violence and the battered women syndrome (BWS). (writework.com)
Domestic violence has been around for centuries, and the majority of the victims are women. (writework.com)
Find 24-hour hotlines in your area, service listings, and helpful articles on domestic violence statistics, signs and cycles of abuse, housing services, emergency services, legal and financial services, support groups for women, children and families, and more. (domesticshelters.org)
Walker's seminal, groundbreaking book The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has forged new directions in the field of domestic violence for over 30 years. (healthjobsplus.com)
With a new focus on culture and ethnicity, these data detail the experiences of foreign women who either live in their country of origin or the U.S. Like its popular predecessors, this new edition serves as a valuable resource for both professional counselors and students studying domestic violence. (healthjobsplus.com)
Battered woman syndrome (BWS) is the term used to describe a pattern of signs and symptoms that are commonly found in women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic violence. (sagepub.com)
The field of domestic violence has evolved and tends to take the emphasis away from the syndrome based model, which does not take into consideration deviations manifested in the complex behavior of battered women or the variations in the original cyclical theory described by Walker. (drcharlesheller.com)
In sum, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a different way to describe domestic violence compared to Battered Women Syndrome (BWS), which does not take into account some of the complex variables observed in domestic violence situations. (drcharlesheller.com)
Educate the jury in order to facilitate recognition of physical and mental health effects of domestic violence combined with the effects of culture may have influence the battered women's responses to abuse. (drcharlesheller.com)
Initially, domestic violence tended to be defined as physical aggression or violence by a male partner toward a female partner. (kihd.net)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline was established in 1996 as a component of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed by Congress and is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (blogspot.com)
This timely and compelling ethnography examines the impact of welfare reform on women seeking to escape domestic violence. (jhu.edu)
She explores the contradictions between welfare reform's supposed success in moving women off of public assistance and toward economic self-sufficiency and the consequences welfare reform policy has presented for Black women fleeing domestic violence. (jhu.edu)
The mission of Jersey Battered Women's Services is to prevent domestic violence through empowerment, rehabilitation, social reform and education. (barefootrehab.com)
Ninety-three percent of women who kill their intimate partner do so as a result of domestic violence. (antiguanewsroom.com)
In 1990, Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste granted clemency to 25 women who had been convicted of killing or assaulting husbands or companions due to domestic violence and Battered Woman Syndrome. (antiguanewsroom.com)
A 2017 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that domestic violence is a major source of death for women. (antiguanewsroom.com)
Battered women in Malaysia : prevalence, problems and public attitudes : a summary report of Women's Aid Organisation, Malaysia's National Research on Domestic Violence / Rashidah Abdullah, Rita Raj-Hashim, Gabriele Schmitt. (who.int)
Grant felt that domestic violence was an issue that would be deeply felt by all women, victims or not. (wikipedia.org)

Minette Bridget Batters (née Hill), born 1967, is the President of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales from 2018, and was vice-president 2014 - 2018. (wikipedia.org)
In 2018 she became the first woman to be president of the National Farmers Union, having been vice-president from 2014 - 2018. (wikipedia.org)

if the theoretical constructs in the BWSQ "hang together" to demonstrate the constellation of psychological effects called The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS). (nova.edu)
It also has a numerous amount of organizations, types of syndromes and theories of psychologists.Battered Women Syndrome is a woman that is unable to get out of an abusive/violent relationship, with a collection of psychological problems/symptoms. (brightkite.com)
The woman is typically an unusually low self esteemed wife sometimes depressed, confusion, anxiety, loss of a sense of personal control, a feel of self blame, and/or fearful of her spouse (Marriage and Families pge 431).The Symptoms of BWS is a psychological reaction that sometimes occurs in people who are often in a traumatic situation such as family violence. (brightkite.com)
Walker believes battered woman syndrome is a subcategory of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological disorder that is the result of facing or witnessing a terrifying event. (everydayhealth.com)
Despite the benefits of psychological support for women with fertility problems, many don't seek help. (everydayhealth.com)
Psychological symptoms develop in some women who are victims of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, making it difficult for them to regain control. (psychiatrictimes.com)
7 Psychological symptoms, called battered woman syndrome (BWS), develop in some women and make it difficult for them to regain control. (psychiatrictimes.com)
That women with psychological problems do elect to stay with their abusers - it's called "learned helplessness" in the jargon - is a matter for psychologists, not the law. (nationalpost.com)
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a self-compassion program in increasing self-compassion and fostering psychological well-being of abused women. (scirp.org)
Second, compared to nonbattered women, battered women would have been diagnosed more often with psychological and psychosomatic problems. (ed.gov)
Compared to nonbattered women, battered women had more psychological and psychosomatic diagnoses, but did not make more doctor visits. (ed.gov)
Instruct a jury about the many psychological injuries that occur to women from intimate partner violence that are not readily apparent. (drcharlesheller.com)

Ones opinion may be that women should be able to use this syndrome as self defense mechanism. (bartleby.com)
Self-defense was not heard of and women did not dare stand up for themselves. (bartleby.com)
This is a lesson on battered woman syndrome with respect to the defense of self-defense. (cali.org)
833 words - 3 pages Criminal Law What principles with respect to women battering and self-defense have been established in Lavallee's case? (brightkite.com)
Most of the case law involving female offenders depend on the Supreme Court of Canada's verdict in Lavallee, which accepted proof that an offender had encountered violence elicited by the victim, , Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS), as applicable to the problem of self-defense. (brightkite.com)
Women who strike back in self-defense are often arrested along with the batterer. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Although the condition is not gender-specific, the admission of evidence regarding battered woman syndrome as relevant the defense of self-defense is commonly understood as a response by some jurisdictions to perceived gender-bias in the criminal law. (scribd.com)
The issue was whether expert testimony on battered women's syndrome is admissible to help establish claims of self-defense in a murder case. (drcharlesheller.com)
Thomia (Mia) Hunter was incarcerated in the Ohio Reformatory for Women for 15 years after she killed her abusive ex-boyfriend in self-defense. (antiguanewsroom.com)
The battered woman syndrome (BWS) expands the concept of legal self-defense. (antiguanewsroom.com)

Patriarchal Terrorism mentions that the abuse is mostly the male doing the physical, mental, and emotional abuse toward the female.There are other kinds of battering like Common Couple violence. (brightkite.com)
This kind of violence is not only the male abusing the female physically ,mentally ,and emotionally, but the female does the abuse as well. (brightkite.com)
Although when a woman are at the receiving end of abuse, she is more likely to be injured and/or taken to the emergency room. (brightkite.com)
Women who live with abuse often blame themselves and believe their abuser when he says he's sorry. (everydayhealth.com)
The battered woman is so traumatized by her partner's abuse that she may believe she is in danger even when she's safe, Walker says. (everydayhealth.com)
Court orders protecting battered women do prevent violence by their partners, according to an analysis of abuse incidents reported to the Seattle police in 1998 and 1999. (harvard.edu)
In all three groups - no order, temporary order, and permanent order - the women were the same age and had the same history of abuse, on average. (harvard.edu)
To obtain information not in police records, the researchers interviewed (by mail or telephone) women who did and did not receive a court order after reporting abuse. (harvard.edu)
Women who received only temporary protective orders did not have statistically lower rates of abuse. (harvard.edu)
In some men, this process creates the need to abuse power and to control women. (psychiatrictimes.com)
A battered woman needs to feel validated when she describes the abuse. (psychiatrictimes.com)
To assess the risk of further abuse, ask the woman to describe the first abusive incident that she can remember, the worst or one of the worst episodes, the last abuse before she came to see you, and typical incidents. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Professor Sheehy's thesis is that women who experience extreme chronic abuse from their male partners should have the right to kill them pre-emptively - in their sleep, say, or when they least expect it - without fear of being charged with murder. (nationalpost.com)
Battered women rarely report abuse without being asked and instead describe vague, psychosomatic complaints rather than the actual physical violence (Blair, 1986). (thefreelibrary.com)
Tilden, 1989) mention head trauma as a serious outcome of physical abuse by a male partner, the scope and residual effects of this particular type of battering have yet to be studied. (thefreelibrary.com)
The survey asked shelter personnel if women or children who come to shelter mention incidents of companion abuse. (vawnet.org)
Findings include that 85.4% of shelters respondents said that women who enter their shelters talk about companion animal abuse and yet only 27.1% of those programs had intake interview questions concerning companion animals. (vawnet.org)
Incidence and prevalence of spouse-abuse victimization was investigated among 374 consecutive female outpatients seeking routine health care in a large community-based family practice residency training clinic. (ed.gov)
Analysis revealed that it is common for shelters to serve women and children who talk about companion animal abuse. (brill.com)
Page 99 is representative of the ways the book consistently engages with the experiences and analyses of poor and battered women, in the service of challenging the conventional wisdom about the causes and consequences of poverty and partner-perpetrated abuse. (blogspot.com)
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is the most recent way to describe abuse of women in various kinds of relationships. (drcharlesheller.com)
The concept of IPV evolved from the concept of "Battered Women Syndrome (BWS)," 1 and both pertain to domestic abuse or relationship abuse. (drcharlesheller.com)
But as our understanding of domestic abuse deepened, we learned that women who were physically abused also tended to be emotionally or psychologically abused and often sexually abused as well. (kihd.net)
Battered Woman Syndrome describes particular behaviour which manifests after relentless abuse. (5pillarsuk.com)
Within a two years of serving the community, the hotline turned into a confidential shelter where women in danger could take refuge from domestic abuse. (barefootrehab.com)
The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (NCDBW) was founded in 1987 to work for justice for victims of battering charged with crimes where a history of abuse is relevant to their legal claim or defense. (antiguanewsroom.com)
Although Rick Warren's Saddleback church teaches women that physical abuse is not grounds for divorce, there is a growing literature for evangelical women-by their peers-that shows women how to get out of an abusive marriage, while remaining in the church. (religiondispatches.org)

In 2017 Grant co-directed a short YouTube video with Taylor A. Purdee entitled Battered: The Assault on Hillary Clinton. (wikipedia.org)

Through the dissemination of this research, we hope to integrate these important findings into the current intervention programs in mental health centers, battered women shelters, forensic services and other community agencies. (nova.edu)
Today, she serves as the executive director of Strengthen Our Sisters , a nonprofit she founded in upper Passaic County, New Jersey, that runs seven licensed shelters, several halfway houses where abused women can stay for longer periods, and a child-care center. (aarp.org)
Since then, thousands have found refuge in Ramos's home or one of her shelters, which all together house some 180 women and children. (aarp.org)
We surveyed the largest shelters for women who are battered in 49 states and the District of Columbia. (brill.com)
At a time when transition houses and shelters are at capacity, we are grateful to a local hotelier who stepped up during this time of need, dedicating an entire hotel floor to women and their children seeking safety and refuge from abusive relationships. (fopl.ca)

Some experts see the battering cycle as a circle, Walker says. (everydayhealth.com)
In her book, The Battered Woman Syndrome, Walker says most women who are battered exhibit four characteristics: They believe the violence is their fault, they can't place the blame for the violence on anyone else, they fear for their lives and their children's lives, and they believe their abuser is everywhere and sees everything they do. (everydayhealth.com)
The battered woman remembers why she fell in love with her partner and believes they can get back to where they began, Walker says. (everydayhealth.com)
In Part 3 of our illuminating video series, Lenore Walker discusses some of the myths and realities surrounding the Battered Woman Syndrome, including the confusion about why many battered women stay in abusive relationships. (springerpub.com)
Lenore Walker discusses many aspects of the psychology of the "Battered Women" that I find to be very valid. (writework.com)
Walker, Lenore E. A. "Battered Woman Syndrome. (sagepub.com)
The key phrase "battered partner syndrome" is initial coined simply by Walker to be able to present some sort of apparent graphic with regards to a repeated functions for assault materializing within an important rapport. (alcollegegop.org)
Dr. Heller helps a judge or jury understand the original term Battered Women Syndrome (Walker, 1979) 3 as well as other expanded descriptions or explanations of intimate partner violence. (drcharlesheller.com)
Lenore Walker is the psychologist who coined the term "Battered Woman Syndrome" in the 1970's. (antiguanewsroom.com)

And she is one of the nation's most well-known and tireless advocates on behalf of battered women. (aarp.org)
While in other countries Battered Woman Syndrome has been adduced by the advocates of battered women to support defence pleas, the Indian Courts have resorted to it only to explain the effects of battering relationship. (ssrn.com)
Over time, researchers and advocates for battered women have tended to define battering or IPV more comprehensively. (kihd.net)
Let us, advocates and those who the system has failed to protect and has destroyed our lives, remove the funding and boycott this system until it restores human rights to women and their children. (blogspot.com)
Last night, I received an email about the New York Times Article Abused Muslim Women in US Gain Advocates . (margariaziza.com)
It was also noticeable that the level of positivity between the sexes varied, with women more likely to recommend it as a career and be passionate advocates for the sector. (fwi.co.uk)

After discussing other problems with the battered woman defense , Gayle Lafferty concludes a recent discussion in the Dickinson Law Review liggo): "If the courts do not beware, the jury may allow any def endant who has suffered some anguish at the hands of his or her victim to literally get away with murder. (thefreedictionary.com)
The second phase is an explosion or encounter when the woman is the victim of battering and could be seriously injured. (everydayhealth.com)
5 While the term " victim " is not always considered politically correct, in fact, until battered women take back some control over their lives, they may not truly be considered survivors. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Average 3.5 victimizations per male victim, 3.4 per female victim. (batteredmen.com)
A re-analysis of the types of assaults against male and female victims (Hoff, 2001) found "When one combines the more serious forms of assault (hit with an object, beat up, threatened with a knife or gun, victim of a weapon) 96.8 percent of the women assaulted and 90.5 percent of the men assaulted experienced one of these dangerous forms of assault. (batteredmen.com)
Show the jury (using research) how the risk of serious or lethal violence against the victim often increases if the woman leaves the batterer-and she is acutely aware of this. (drcharlesheller.com)

In R v Ahluwalia (1992) 4 AER 889 a battered wife killed her violent and abusive husband. (scribd.com)

Nigam, Shalu, Battered Women Syndrome: Applying this Legal Doctrine in the Indian Context (August 6, 2016). (ssrn.com)
This market is projected to reach $11 billion by 2016, with 1-in-8 women using natural products, reports Packaged Facts , a market research firm in Rockville, Md. (womensenews.org)
Grant felt that the short video was a continuation on the theme of "battering," through the lens of Hillary Clinton's mistreatment at the hands of male political opponents over the course of the 2016 presidential election. (wikipedia.org)

1008 words - 5 pages clarifying all the relevant stages, cycles of violence, symptoms and reasons why women choose to stay with the abuser. (brightkite.com)
Discussing your battered woman syndrome symptoms with your doctor is a good idea because your doctor or nurse can give you resources if you don't know where else to turn, Pollak says. (everydayhealth.com)
Nonetheless, because women who evidence the signs and symptoms of BWS also meet the criteria [Page 418] for PTSD, it is often used as a classification to guide treatment plans and forensic issues. (sagepub.com)
The broader concept of IPV addresses and includes cultural, social and clinically diagnosable PTSD symptoms frequently observed in battered women. (drcharlesheller.com)

Dána-Ain Davis profiles twenty-two women, thirteen of whom are Black, living in a battered women's shelter in a small city in upstate New York. (jhu.edu)

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What better symbol to mark the president's victory than a 24-year old battered woman who just collaborated on a song with her ex-boyfriend abuser titled "Nobodies Business. (americanthinker.com)
That is when a woman who was fleeing her abuser knocked on Ramos's door seeking refuge. (aarp.org)
But after nine months, women with permanent court orders were less likely to have been contacted by the abuser and less likely to have been threatened with a weapon, injured, or sexually abused. (harvard.edu)
Finally, during the "responsibility" stage, the woman will try to leave the abusive relationship and will hold the abuser accountable. (alleydog.com)
Additionally, both concepts assert that a battered woman is likely to commit another kind of crime due to coercion and control perpetrated by the abuser. (drcharlesheller.com)

In recently recognizing this syndrome, the courts will accept a victim's plea of "Battered Woman Syndrome" as a valid defence after killing their abusive spouse. (bartleby.com)

Severe injuries requiring emergency medical treatment of battered women have been noted, yet the prevalence of head injuries and the negative consequences emanating from such injuries have been noticeably absent from the literature. (thefreelibrary.com)
McLeer and Anwar (1989) indicated a 30 percent prevalence rate of injuries for women in emergency departments when a thorough trauma history was obtained. (thefreelibrary.com)
Battered Women in Nonemergency Medical Settings: Incidence, Prevalence, Physician Interventions. (ed.gov)
Estimating its incidence (rate during a defined period of time such as the past year) and prevalence (rate of its occurrence ever in one's lifetime) has been challenging due to continuing stigma associated with being battered or abused. (kihd.net)

In the first phase, tension builds between the batterer and the woman. (everydayhealth.com)
11,12 Even if the woman is no longer living with the batterer, she may not be safe. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Most battered women have been told of their faults over and over by the batterer. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Naming her a battered woman with BWS may help her accept that she is not "crazy" (as the batterer predicted her doctor would find). (psychiatrictimes.com)
This kind of verbiage should solution inside the actual discussion connected with this motives powering so why several women of all ages, so go through violence and also breach, even now keep together with cling that will typically the batterer together with their relationship. (alcollegegop.org)

Women who are victims of intimate-partner violence have been identified by the mental health field for more than 30 years now. (psychiatrictimes.com)
A number of steps will help you obtain accurate information when you are interviewing a woman whom you believe may be abused by her intimate partner ( Table 2 ). (psychiatrictimes.com)
According to the NCVS, about three quarters of intimate partner homicide victims are women. (kihd.net)
Virtually all the national studies find similar patterns in who is most at risk of being physically abused or battered by an intimate partner. (kihd.net)

This third edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). (healthjobsplus.com)

The courts in India have not applied the Battered Woman Syndrome concept until recently when the Delhi High Court in its landmark verdict while applying this doctrine held a male accused guilty of abetting suicide of his wife. (ssrn.com)
The Indian courts have recognised Battered Woman Syndrome only very recently in three cases, much differently than courts of other jurisdictions. (ssrn.com)
However, courts accept the term Battered Woman Syndrome due to the general acceptance in the field of Psychology. (drcharlesheller.com)

If women are accorded a special right to kill abusive husbands, should men be allowed to kill women under the same circumstances? (nationalpost.com)

Study Between Battered Women Who Endure and Relinquish Violence Josiah Marie B. Carreon AB Psychology ABSTRACT For the past 30 years, violence had increase against women within abusive relationships, why women stay and endure the pain and why they relinquish violence. (bartleby.com)
Many battered women stay in abusive relationships. (everydayhealth.com)
First, within the past year women in current abusive relationships would attend the clinic more frequently than nonbattered women. (ed.gov)
It appears there is an entire industry that profits from the misery of women who have been in abusive relationships and are desperately seeking justice in the court system that is supposed to protect them and their children. (blogspot.com)

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battered%20woman%20syndrome. (merriam-webster.com)

Since 1970, Ramos, who is 67, has dedicated herself to fighting for the rights of battered women and their children. (aarp.org)
The woman, Ramos says, was the mother of children whom Ramos taught at a Sunday school run by a Unitarian church. (aarp.org)
Eventually the number of battered women and their children living in her home grew to 22. (aarp.org)
So when Ramos saw that there was no system to help battered women and children, she refused to accept the status quo and decided to be an agent for change. (aarp.org)
Having their family home become a refuge for so many women and children required resilience, recalls Ramos's daughter, Maria, who is now 47. (aarp.org)
Weinstein's decision in the case of Nicholson v. Scoppetta highlighted the agency's failure to determine whether a battered woman had attempted to protect her children before taking them away from the mother and placing them in alternative settings that often proved dangerous. (womensenews.org)
The 183-page decision illustrated 10 cases in which the administration's insensitivity to battered women resulted in its failure to act in the best interest of the children and families concerned. (womensenews.org)
Nearly seven months after she was accused of abusing and threatening three children, a Muncie woman has been charged with nine felonies. (thestarpress.com)
Please help us spread these news stories so we can reach out to more people, making safety possible for women and their children. (fopl.ca)
At dawn on January 29, 1863, Union-affiliated troops under the command of Col. Patrick Connor were brought by Mormon guides to the banks of the Bear River, where, with the tacit approval of Abraham Lincoln, they attacked and slaughtered nearly three hundred Northwestern Shoshoni men, women, and children. (jhu.edu)
Approximately 4,500 battered women in the US are incarcerated for defending their lives or the lives of their children against batterers. (antiguanewsroom.com)
Approximately 4,500 battered women in the U.S. are incarcerated for defending their lives or the lives of their children against batterers. (gilaherald.com)
Despite the progress many alluded to, "industry attitude" was cited as the second biggest obstacle prevnting women from achieving their career goals in agriculture - "commitments to children" was seen as the principal factor. (fwi.co.uk)

Nearly one in four women in the United States reports experiencing violence by a current or former spouse or boyfriend at some point in her life (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008). (bartleby.com)
Battered Woman Syndrome As a Defense Battered Woman Syndrome is a medical condition used in legal defense by victims who have killed their abusive spouse. (bartleby.com)
The Qur'an calls upon men to be maintainers and protectors of women and this is a religion of expressing God's love (rahma) and being kind to one's spouse. (margariaziza.com)

Having first been used to address the problem of wife battering, it now encompasses much more. (writework.com)
Because the defense is most commonly used by women, it is usually characterised in court as battered woman syndrome or battered wife syndrome. (scribd.com)
Similarly, in R v Thornton (No 2) (1996) 2 AER 1023 the battered wife adduced fresh evidence that she had a personality disorder and the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial considering that, if the evidence had been available at the original trial, the jury might have reached a different decision. (scribd.com)

Mental health professionals have been able to assist these battered women with empowerment techniques and with accurate diagnosis and proper treatment, as described here. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Such questions will not create the rapport that facilitates empowerment-nor do they create a safe space for the woman. (psychiatrictimes.com)

Tinsley, Criminal Law: The Battered Woman Defense , 34 Am. (thefreedictionary.com)
The fact that Battered Woman Syndrome has only been recognised in such small number of cases proves the resistance of the Indian criminal law towards women's accounts of experiences. (ssrn.com)
Against this background, this research paper attempts to explore the possibility of situating Battered Woman Syndrome within criminal law in India to cut into the male-centric structure by addressing the concerns of battered women who, accused of homicide or attempt to commit homicide, kill their abusers in 'kill-or-be killed' situations. (ssrn.com)
Syndrome-Based Defenses, Title Page The Exploration of Unique Syndrome-Based Defenses Kathryn Davis Nelson Staples CRJS 256 Criminal Law March 25, 2010 Syndrome-Based Defenses 1 Abstract Many court cases involve some type of syndrome-based defense, whether it be anything from battered women's syndrome to Vietnam syndrome to fetal alcohol syndrome to attention deficit disorder. (bartleby.com)

If you are a woman being physically abused by your partner and you've lived through at least two cycles of being battered, you might have what's known as battered woman syndrome. (everydayhealth.com)

An unidentified woman was discovered badly beaten, with her skull cracked, in a Brooklyn alley near train tracks on Thursday morning, cops said. (nypost.com)

One may feel as if women sometimes use battered women syndrome as an excuse for murder,most of the time they do not exactly understand the pain of, being beaten, forced into sex, and choking these women have been through. (bartleby.com)
Battered Woman Syndrome : The Perfect Defense Or Perfect Murder? (bartleby.com)
Battered Woman Syndrome: The Perfect Defense Or The Perfect Murder The standards of women and their rights have changed vastly over the years. (bartleby.com)
Murder involves a mandatory minimum - 25 years for first degree murder and 10 for second-degree - and this, according to Sheehy, constitutes a "huge, huge barrier" to such women. (nationalpost.com)
Sheehy says that charging battered women with murder is "so arbitrary when you know that there's no other way that a woman can spontaneously defend her life. (nationalpost.com)
The battered woman defense also referred to as battered woman syndrome is a defense used in court that the person accused of an assault / murder was suffering from battered person syndrome at the material time. (scribd.com)

The judge really understood the realities of battered women's lives. (womensenews.org)

A legal defense that a person is less responsible or not responsible for an offense because of suffering from battered woman syndrome at the time of acting. (thefreedictionary.com)

Its kind of the same senario when woman stay in abusive relationsips whether physical or mental. (yahoo.com)

As such, researchers had thought women were spared from conflicts due to their potential childbearing value, Fibiger told LiveScience. (scientificamerican.com)
Researchers have suggested that from 1.8 million to 3 or 4 million women in the United States are assaulted by their partner every year (Stark et al. (thefreelibrary.com)
In a case study of four women with traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers identified psychosocial difficulty and personality changes as problematic areas (Stratton & Gregory, 1995). (thefreelibrary.com)

In fact Muhammed had dragged the woman from the car in a rage then beat and kicked her until she lost consciousness following an argument about him sending pictures of them on a night out together to her boyfriend. (manchestereveningnews.co.uk)

While most of the common law countries have already undergone a social change towards making their criminal laws more gender-sensitive by accommodating the experiences of battered women, the situation in India is quite different. (ssrn.com)

Both concepts assert that being abused can result in the battered woman killing her abusive partner. (drcharlesheller.com)

cross-cultural factors that may predispose a woman to victimization, keep her in a violent relationship, and allow her to find safety. (nova.edu)
Battered woman syndrome is used as a defense to violent criminal charges (as homicide). (merriam-webster.com)
Mode the battered woman prepares to deal with anger by becoming aware of signs of upcoming violent modes, therefore she becomes very shocked and/or alarmed. (brightkite.com)
This defense holds that a battered woman is virtually held hostage in a violent household by a man who isolates and terrorizes her, convincing her that if she leaves he will track her down and kill her," according to a 1996 article on the National Criminal Justice Reference Service website. (antiguanewsroom.com)

Some battered women have other disorders in addition to PTSD and BWS. (psychiatrictimes.com)

Women who received no protection order after reporting an incident were much more likely to have been using alcohol or drugs at the time of the attack, as were their abusers. (harvard.edu)
She likens such women to prisoners of war, and their lives with their abusers as a similar form of captivity. (nationalpost.com)
Lane contends that Surat's comments are examples of battered-woman syndrome that district attorneys commonly contextualize when they're trying to put abusers behind bars. (westword.com)

In fact, Sheehy would prefer battered women be charged with manslaughter, in which case they could argue self-defence "without bearing the onerous consequence of failure. (nationalpost.com)
That is not the the BSW defence, which argues precisely the opposite - that only these particular women should be allowed to kill with calculation aforethought and be exonerated anyway. (nationalpost.com)
This study also includes a critical appraisal of the existing defences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 along with an assessment of the need for introducing a new justificatory defence to accommodate the cases of battered women. (ssrn.com)

Indeed, the person who battered Neil is evidently known in certain circles for his boundary-pushing behavior. (skepchick.org)
The image of the battered songstress is likely to confirm had feelings among former Brown fans who are now disappointed in his alleged behavior. (go.com)

She founded the first known shelter for battered women in the United States in the 1970s and over the decades has been going up against public officials and the court system with unwavering zeal and, at times, theatrical flair. (aarp.org)
After defying the efforts of city officials and court orders to remove the women from her house, Sandra Ramos succeeded in getting the first shelter established in the late 1970s. (aarp.org)

All Battered women don?t always react the same way. (brightkite.com)

Men had more nonfatal injuries, but women were just as likely as men to have lethal head wounds - which can be identified because they never healed. (scientificamerican.com)
More likely is that women suffered fatal injuries, because they couldn't fight ferociously in raids, she told Live Science. (scientificamerican.com)
A TERRIFIED woman suffered horror injuries when she was battered by thugs in what police believe was a race hate attack. (thesun.co.uk)

A born crusader, Sandra Ramos has spent her adult life fighting to make sure battered women have the support and services they need. (aarp.org)
She's fought for financial support for programs for battered women. (aarp.org)
Amicus states that the appellant brief argues that evidence supported Dr. Walker's qualifications as an expert and so focuses its own brief on the scientific knowledge of the field in support of an expert's opinion on battered women syndrome. (brightkite.com)
In fact, "battered woman syndrome" (BWS) is merely a theory, with the "science" behind it too flimsy to support any change to the legal codes. (nationalpost.com)
We proudly support Two-Spirit people, non-binary folks, trans women, self-identified women and girls who are survivors of violence. (fopl.ca)

Violence against women is an extreme manifestation of gender inequality in society and a serious violation of fundamental human rights. (who.int)
MenWeb-Battered Men: The Legal Response-Extent, Nature and Consequences of Violence Against Women National Violence Against Women Survey. (batteredmen.com)
The National Violence Against Women survey found that every year, 1,510,455 women and 834,732 men are victims of physical violence by an intimate. (batteredmen.com)
But data from the National Violence Against Women survey can shed some light on the topic. (batteredmen.com)
Below are facts, charts and graphs from the Extent, Nature and Consequences report of the National Violence Against Women survey. (batteredmen.com)

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Organisms2

Diseases55

Chemicals and Drugs17

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment66

Psychiatry and Psychology25

Phenomena and Processes50

Disciplines and Occupations2

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena18

Technology, Industry, Agriculture2

Humanities1

Information Science8

Named Groups14

Health Care77

Geographicals12

"I was always on guard"--an exploration of woman abuse in a group of women with musculoskeletal pain. (1/234)

Domestic violence in northern India. (2/234)

Women battering in primary care practice. (3/234)

Physical and nonphysical partner abuse and other risk factors for low birth weight among full term and preterm babies: a multiethnic case-control study. (4/234)

Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding battered women. Comparison between specialists in family medicine and GPs. (5/234)

Sheltered versus nonsheltered homeless women differences in health, behavior, victimization, and utilization of care. (6/234)

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) primary prevention through fas diagnosis: II. A comprehensive profile of 80 birth mothers of children with FAS. (7/234)

The association between violence victimisation and common symptoms in Swedish women. (8/234)

Women

Women's Health

Pregnant Women

Battered Women

Women's Health Services

Pregnancy

Women's Rights

Postmenopause

Women, Working

Sex Factors

Questionnaires

Cohort Studies

Physicians, Women

Cross-Sectional Studies

Age Factors

Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

Risk Factors

Menopause

United States

Parity

Premenopause

Pregnancy Outcome

Body Mass Index

Case-Control Studies

Prenatal Care

Incidence

Follow-Up Studies

Vaginal Smears

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Socioeconomic Factors

Logistic Models

Postpartum Period

Mass Screening

Mammography

Infertility, Female

Vagina

Sex Characteristics

Obesity

European Continental Ancestry Group

Odds Ratio

Infant, Newborn

Time Factors

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Retrospective Studies

Risk Assessment

Cervix Uteri

Longitudinal Studies

HIV Infections

Smoking

Menstruation

Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal

Contraceptives, Oral

Pregnancy Trimester, Third

Diet

Risk

Treatment Outcome

Spouse Abuse

Age Distribution

Regression Analysis

Pre-Eclampsia

Abortion, Spontaneous

Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Papanicolaou Test

Papillomavirus Infections

Delivery, Obstetric

Educational Status

Abortion, Induced

Bone Density

Contraception

Cesarean Section

Health Surveys

Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical

Sex Distribution

Urban Population

Confidence Intervals

Endometriosis

Interviews as Topic

Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular

Estrogens