Fetal Electrocardiography. Cardiopulmonary Medicine from Imperial College Press.
by E M Symonds
Thousands of women each year have hysterectomies, yet for many of them, contends the author, this radical surgery may have been unnecessary. A pioneer in female reconstructive surgery, she offers hope to millions of women by describing what happens during a hysterectomy. She also explains why heavy or painful periods and premenstrual syndrome may not be a reason for radical surgery. This is a book for all women who want to be fully informed about a health decision which could affect them for the...
Gynecologic Oncology Handbook
by Michelle Benoit, M Yvette Williams-Brown, and Creighton Edwards
The 2007 Report on Canned Vegetables Excluding Hominy and Mushrooms
by Philip M. Parker
A comprehensive and candid guide to women’s health from naturopathic physician, bestselling author, and leader in women’s health, Dr. Jolene Brighten. When discussing period pain or mood swings, hormonal imbalance or fertility issues, and all the “down there” concerns, women everywhere consistently ask their doctors one thing: Is this normal? Whether it was from her patients or her hundreds of thousands of social media followers, Dr. Jolene Brighten has heard this simple question more times th...
Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
This classic textbook continues to provide the basic knowledge relevant to the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. Comprehensive in scope, Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology offers contributions from a noted panel of experts and contains an integrated approach that is designed to help deliver the highest possible care to patients. Since the publication of the previous edition, there have been a number of obstetric breakthroughs that are addressed in this new edition. Written for...
Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault
by Linda E Ledray, Ann W Burgess, and Angelo P. Giardino
Sexual assault remains one of the most problematic and controversial issues in law, medicine, and in society at large. Following the outcry against recent scandals, it has become even more important that medical, law enforcement, legal, social service, and other professionals possess comprehensive knowledge on all issues pertaining to rape, assault, sexual exploitation, and the exam findings of each. It is no longer enough to trust feelings or intuitions; experts in the field must present sol...
In the 1950s - inspired by Grantly Dick-Read's 'Childbirth without Fear' - Marjorie Karmel, an American woman in Paris pregnant with her first child, sought out pioneering French obstetrician Fernand Lamaze. This bestselling account of the subsequent birth of her children and her experiences of antenatal education and hospital care on both sides of the Atlantic was to change for ever the way women give birth. 'Thank you, Dr Lamaze' is the moving and often very funny story of a woman's experience...
Surviving and Thriving in Midwifery
Bodies that Birth puts birthing bodies at the centre of questions about contemporary birth politics, power, and agency. Arguing that the fleshy and embodied aspects of birth have been largely silenced in social science scholarship, Rachelle Chadwick uses an array of birth stories, from diverse race-class demographics, to explore the narrative entanglements between flesh, power, and sociomateriality in relation to birth. Adopting a unique theoretical framework incorporating new materialism, femi...