 
OB/GYN News Research!America Advocacy Award Honours March Of Dimes Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDT March of Dimes was honored March 16, 2010, at the 14th Annual Research!America Advocacy Awards event at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. Jennifer L. Howse, PhD, March of Dimes president, and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of March of Dimes founder President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, accepted the award... Women Who Witness Sexism May View All Men More Negatively Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT For every woman who is a direct target of sexism, there are others who witness the event and are also affected. The actions of one sexist man affect how female bystanders feel and behave towards men in general... Survey Results Raise Concerns About Women's Perceptions On Risks Associated With Elective Deliveries Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00:00 PDT Results of a national survey point to a greater need to educate women on the risks associated with early elective cesarean sections and labor inductions. A recent survey by UnitedHealthcare of first-time mothers found more than half the respondents believe it is safe to deliver their baby before 37 weeks' gestation even if not required because of a medical complication... Also In Global Health News: Drought In S. China; Images Of TB; Kenya's Population Growth, Poverty; Sanitation Problems In Cambodia; Drug Development Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT Over 20M In S. China Face Water Shortages Due To Drought Chinese state media on Thursday reported regions of southern China "are suffering from the worst drought in decades, leaving millions of people with inadequate water and huge areas of farmland too dry to plant," the Associated Press reports... Videos Discuss Health Reform Abortion Debate, Maternal Health Efforts Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT The following summarizes selected women's health-related videos. Maddow Tracks Reform Developments: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Thursday discussed Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) continued opposition to the Senate health reform bill's abortion language, despite support for the bill from Catholic nuns and some antiabortion-right lawmakers...  |
