Overview

A recent Harris Poll revealed some disturbing aspects of the current state of health care provision for women and children. The poll dealt with issues as diverse as clincial examinations and communication between women and their doctors. Such issues, long ignored or under-appreciated by medical researchers, clinicians, and public policy makers, are increasingly receiving attention, not only from public health experts, but also from politicians, pressure groups, and the media. Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies addresses all the medical and societal aspects of health care that go to form public health policy for women. The editors have assembled an international team of contributors who provide the reader with a truly global picture of the issues involved. These features combine to provide a much better understanding of the health care needs of women. Doctors will be able to take a broader view of their role, beyond the traditional one of diagnosis and treatment, and allow to communicate more effectively their individual and collective views. Such a reorientation is essential if physicians are to assume their proper role at the centre of the formation of public health policy. For anybody involved in providing health care for women and children this book is essential reading.

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Author:   Benjamin P. Sachs (Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Chief, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Chief, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard University Hospital, Boston) ,  Richard Beard (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, London) ,  Emile Papiernik (Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baudeloque Hospital, Paris) ,  Cristine Russell (Special Health Correspondent to the Washington Post, Special Health Correspondent to the Washington Post)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9780192625304

ISBN 10:   0192625306
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   25 May 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface ; Evolving role of children in our society ; I. Changing Health Ricks for Women over their Lifecycle ; 1. The health risks women face ; 2. Reproductive cycles in women: The impact on quality of life ; 3. Female adolescent health care: international perspective ; 4. Sexually transmitted diseases ; 3. AIDS in women ; 6. Screening for cancer in women ; 7. Benign gynecological conditions, changing indications for surgery ; II. Family Planning and Fertility ; 8. Contraception ; 9. Female sterilization ; 10. Induced abortion ; 11. Assisted fertilization ; III. Maternal Health Care ; 12. Maternity-related health care in the U.S.A. ; 13. Maternal health care in the developing world ; 14. An evaluation of maternity services ; 15. Maternal mortality and morbidity ; 16. Cesarean section ; IV. Pregnancy and Prevention of Adverse Infant Outcomes ; 17. Evaluation of monitoring techniques in pregnancy ; 18. Substance abuse in pregnancy ; 19. Prevention of preterm birth in France ; 20. Infections in pregnancy that may affect the development of the baby ; 21. Screening for the abnormal baby ; V. Impact of Adverse Infant Outcomes ; 22. Infant mortality: confronting disciplinary fragmentation in research and policy ; 23. Small for gestational age infants ; 24. Cerebral palsy ; epilogue by Sir Donald Acheson ; 25. Neonatal intensive care ; VI. Obstetrics and Public Policy ; 26. Human genome project: implications for practising obstetricians ; 27. Professional liability and the practice of obstetrics

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<br> This is a valuable book for those interested in reproductive health policy....Many of the chapters provide excellent overviews of the epidemiological and clinical knowledge that impact on women's reproductive health. --Arden Handler, DrPH, University of Illinois at Chicago<p><br> Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies is recommended reading for all those involved in the delivery and planning of women's health care. Its well-written messages are clear and concise and worthy of note as we approach the 21st century. --New England Journal of Medicine<p><br> Interesting and enjoyable to read....A useful teaching tool. --Family Medicine<p><br> A valuable book for those interested in reproductive health policy...many of the chapters provide excellent overviews of the epidemiological and clinical knowledge that impacts on women's reproductive health. --Doody's Journal<p><br>Noted in The Nurse Practitioner<p><br>

This is a valuable book for those interested in reproductive health policy....Many of the chapters provide excellent overviews of the epidemiological and clinical knowledge that impact on women's reproductive health. --Arden Handler, DrPH, University of Illinois at Chicago<br> Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies is recommended reading for all those involved in the delivery and planning of women's health care. Its well-written messages are clear and concise and worthy of note as we approach the 21st century. --New England Journal of Medicine<br> Interesting and enjoyable to read....A useful teaching tool. --Family Medicine<br> A valuable book for those interested in reproductive health policy...many of the chapters provide excellent overviews of the epidemiological and clinical knowledge that impacts on women's reproductive health. --Doody's Journal<br> Noted in The Nurse Practitioner<br>

This is a valuable book for those interested in reproductive health policy....Many of the chapters provide excellent overviews of the epidemiological and clinical knowledge that impact on women's reproductive health. --Arden Handler, DrPH, University of Illinois at Chicago Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies is recommended reading for all those involved in the delivery and planning of women's health care. Its well-written messages are clear and concise and worthy of note as we approach the 21st century. --New England Journal of Medicine Interesting and enjoyable to read....A useful teaching tool. --Family Medicine A valuable book for those interested in reproductive health policy...many of the chapters provide excellent overviews of the epidemiological and clinical knowledge that impacts on women's reproductive health. --Doody's JournalNoted in The Nurse Practitioner

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