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The Midwifery Research Database Miriad: A Register of Information About Research in Midwifery

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This new-format Register contains brief details of 24 studies new to MIRIAD since the publication of the Third edition in 1997. Topics covered include informed consent/choice in antenatal care, home bir5ths, birth experiences of Pakistani women, perineal repair, outcomes of waterbirth, management of infant crying and sleeping problems and alternative organisation of midwifery care…. More >>

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Exercise and Women’s Health: New Research

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In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. Computer keyboard, rise of private transport, world by television, household “labour saving” devices, mean that people work and play with a minimal physical effort. The benefits of doing regular exercise include a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity. In addition, many people feel better about them… More >>

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Women’s Health: New Frontiers in Advocacy & Social Justice Research

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Combine advocacy with community based participatory research to help those who can’t help themselves Recent natural, man-made, and health-related threats to our well-being have created a need for researchers to develop new interventions to help the marginalized populations of the world who are most affected by these threats. Women’s Health: New Frontiers in Advocacy & Social Justice Research explores the importance of intervention efforts when the res… More >>

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Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 2, Workshop and Commissioned Papers

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Institute of Medicine Workshop and Commissioned Papers. Text of papers presented at the invitational workshop held at Georgetown University, March 24-25, 1993. 22 U.S. contributors. … More >>

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Women’s Health Information for the Heart

Women’s Health Information for the Heart
When you think of heart disease, you probably think of a risk of death for men. However, since 1984 more women have died from cardiovascular disease than men. While more men are at a greater risk of having a heart attack than women, women are only half as likely to survive a heart attack as a man. The risk factors and symptoms of heart disease may be different for women. That’s why women’s health information on the topic of heart disease is so important.

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