SILENT VICTIMS Nov 26, 2008
Men are primary decision-makers about child bearing and contraceptive use, while women themselves have no power to decide on issues of their reproductive health, it said. Risk factors. (AlertNet)
MOWAC hold follow-up workshop on reducing maternal mortality Nov 26, 2008
"These family planning centres played major roles in educating women in making informed choices about their reproductive health so as to prevent unwanted pregnancies, reduce infant and child mortality and promote good nutrition among women and children." ... She said there was also the need to increase and release funding for a number of programmes such as family planning programmes which were very important source of information to women in terms of making informed choices about their... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Water Aerobics during Pregnancy May Ease Delivery Nov 26, 2008
Pregnant women might need less pain-killing medication during childbirth if they did water aerobics consistently throughout their pregnancy, according to a news study published in the journal Reproductive Health. The study conducted by researchers at the University of Campinas in Brazil involved 71 expectant mothers. (eFluxMedia)
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor Nov 25, 2008
The study was published in the journal Reproductive Health. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Uganda: Nnabagereka Roots for Women Nov 24, 2008
She said government and charity organisations need to partner with traditional leaders to ensure that women enjoy reproductive health and gender equality rights ... Nagginda presented a paper on "the role of traditional leaders in promoting reproductive health and rights, gender equality and women's empowerment." ... "Sexuality and reproductive health are sensitive topics, but they are no longer taboo subjects for public discussion," she stressed. (allAfrica.com)
Pregnant Women Who Do Aquarobics Have Easier Deliveries, Study Finds Nov 24, 2008
Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health has shown that, as well as being safe, the gentle exercise has the benefit of making it easier to give birth ... Reproductive Health, 2008; (in press). (Science Daily)
The real issue behind the abortion debate Nov 24, 2008
Rather we need to ensure reproductive justice that recognizes the rights to continue a pregnancy to term, to access good quality reproductive health care, to rear one's children, and to live a life free of the threat of violence. Admittedly, even with these enormous signs of progress in understanding the need to address more than abortion, the Democrats have plenty of room for improvement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
HIV/AIDS advocate wants sensitisation on disease intensified Nov 24, 2008
The workshop also exposed the participants to reproductive health rights and issues on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Mrs Quaye indicated that in 2007 alone, HIV/AIDS caused an estimated number of 21, 000 deaths and said persons in their productive ages remained the most infected. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Africa: Forum Calls for More Investment in Women Nov 23, 2008
"At least once a month, every woman parliamentarian must go to her constituency and talk about reproductive health, telling women in the villages about the advantage of giving birth in medical facility and using modern contraceptives." Such activities have seen the percentage of hospital deliveries increase from 28 percent in 2003 to over 40 percent in 2007, as well as an increase in the uptake of contraceptives from 10 to 38 percent the same year. "The United Nations Development Fund for Women... (allAfrica.com)
Water Aerobics Reduces Pain In Childbirth Nov 22, 2008
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Campinas in Brazil and published in Reproductive Health, included 71 expectant mothers. Thirty-four of the women took water aerobics classes three times a week during pregnancy, while the control group of 37 women did not. (CBS News)
Toni Weschler's Taking Charge Of Yo... Nov 21, 2008
Toni Weschler's Taking Charge Of Your Fertility: A Book On Natural Pregnancy Achievement And Reproductive Health ... A Book On Natural Pregnancy Achievement And Reproductive Health ... Taking Charge of Your Fertility offers the reader great insight on women's reproductive health issues and the fertility awareness method. (Suite101.com)
* World News Quick Take Nov 21, 2008
Only 99 members of the 238-member House of Representatives have said they will support the Reproductive Health Care Act, while the rest are expected to side with the church, Tatad said. The countrys annual population growth rate is 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Want Natural Birth? Try Water Aerobics Nov 21, 2008
The research was published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health. Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Government asked to enforce law on abortion Nov 20, 2008
Dr Jehu-Appiah was speaking at an advocacy training programme in Accra for 50 selected young female student leaders, on "Maternal Mortality and Sexual Reproductive Health Right", organised by Ghana Women's Voice in partnership, an NGO and Ipas ... He suggested the need for the strengthening of partnerships between government and NGO's aimed at funding and improving sexual and reproductive health programmes ... Mrs Afua Ofori- Atta, a pharmacist said Sexual and Reproductive Health was now a... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Toys with phthalates can be sold after U.S. ban takes effect Nov 20, 2008
But Tracey Woodruff, a mother of three and head of the University of California-San Francisco's Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, says parents won't be able to tell which products were manufactured before or after the law takes effect. Consumers who want to avoid phthalates will have to call manufacturers themselves, says commission spokeswoman Julie Vallese. (USA Today -- News)
Plastic Surgery Below the Belt Nov 19, 2008
And for the first time, a U.S. medical textbook on women's reproductive health to be published in 2009 will include a chapter devoted entirely to female genital plastic surgery. The media have been doing their part to get the word out too. (Time.com)
Protests over a Bush rule to protect health providers Nov 18, 2008
Obama has said the proposal will raise new hurdles to women seeking reproductive health services, like abortion and some contraceptives. Michael Leavitt, the health and human services secretary, said that was not the purpose. (International Herald Tribune)
Rwanda: Men Join Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Nov 17, 2008
These are GBV, Reproductive Health, HIV/Aids and Human Rights. MenEngage network in Rwanda joins other MenEngage networks in the world whose prime aim is to fight GBV.. (allAfrica.com)
No So She Says Nov 16, 2008
The self-proclaimed "gigastar" and tireless campaigner for male reproductive health - "I started the Friends of the Prostate, a major international charity; I founded the Prostate Games, the International Prostate Olympics" - is starting her inaugural farewell tour at the Post Street Theatre, where she made her local debut with her "Royal Tour" in 1998 when it was Theatre on the Square. Edna's "Royal Tour" went on to Broadway and won her a Tony award. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Volusia schools to consider expanding sex education Nov 16, 2008
She favors a "comprehensive" sex education program starting as early as elementary school that would also cover sexual development, reproductive health and interpersonal relationships. "I don't know how you can teach about human sexuality without teaching the spectrum of sexuality," she said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Talking to your kids about sex Nov 16, 2008
"Most 'talks' are an event. Parent and child sit in the living room with the television turned off staring at each other, both wishing to be anywhere but there. There is no need for these uncomfortable, awkward situations. Young people need, even want, their parents to talk to them about important topics. The problem is the delivery. According to O Guin, the media have a bad reputation regarding their influence on society, but they are a good starting point for uncomfortable conversations.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Uruguay head vetoes abortion bill Nov 14, 2008
The president, himself a doctor, had earlier warned that he opposed the Law of Sexual and Reproductive Health because it included elements "with which I disagree, philosophically and biologically". Opinion polls had suggested a majority of Uruguayans favoured easing their country's restrictions on abortion. (BBC News -- Americas)
Home Test Detects Low Sperm Counts Nov 14, 2008
Herr, a professor of Cell Biology and director of UVAs Center for Research in Contraceptive and Reproductive Health, discovered and patented the biomarker on which SpermCheck is based. The newly reported research consisted of a clinical trial and consumer study. (Newsmax)
Cultural Practices Can Be Harmful, Says UN Population Fund Nov 13, 2008
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Ahmad Sofian: Protecting child victims of violence Nov 13, 2008
The PKPA employs 127 people and since its establishment has paved the way for a number of other organizations, including the Children's Complaint Center, the Children's Creativity Studio, the Gender and Reproductive Health Information Center and the Women's and Children's Health Service. In just over a decade, the PKPA has successfully handled dozens of abuse cases involving children and women across the country. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Inside health: Anonymity issue threatens to be a tragedy for would ... Nov 13, 2008
It means that Edinburgh's Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health no longer recruits donors, instead buying supplies from other UK clinics when these are available. Ninewells Hospital in Dundee said it had seven donors, but needed more. (Scotsman)
Health center focuses on education, not emergencies Nov 12, 2008
However, I do believe in everyone's reproductive health freedom. Male and female. (Anchorage Daily News)
National project on funding sexually reproductive health issues Nov 12, 2008
Accra, Nov. 11, GNA - The First Lady Mrs. Theresa Kufuor on Tuesday called for the strengthening of partnerships aimed at funding and improving sexual and reproductive health programmes ... The project, an advocacy initiative of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), is aimed at influencing national policy formulation, increase national, political and financial commitments to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) ... At the national level, the project seeks to increase public... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Controlling Your Diabetes During Your Pregnancy Nov 12, 2008
Tamika says for her, changing her diet lead her to good reproductive health. Tamika says, " I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and eat snacks 3 times a day. I try to eat around the same hours and making sure I eat healthier foods, salads, more baked foods, vegetables and the right amount of fruits.". (W-USA News, DC)
Overweight Women Have More Sex Nov 11, 2008
The scientists used the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, a cross-sectional, nationally representative databasein which women between the ages of 15 years and 44 years weresurveyed regarding reproductive health outcomes ... Dr. Bliss Kaneshiro, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, and Oregon State University professor Marie Harvey helped Kaneshiro with her research because of Harvey's background and expertise in women's sexual and reproductive health... (Suite101.com)
Obama Team Tracks Bush's `Midnight' Rules Rush: Cindy Skrzycki Nov 11, 2008
Among the regulations being monitored are a proposal to end a ban on carrying loaded guns in national parks; a Labor Department plan to change the way regulators assess risk for jobs, especially those that expose workers to chemicals; and a proposal that could make it harder for women to get federally funded reproductive health care. These are the ones worth watching,'' said , regulatory policy analyst at , a nonprofit group critical of many regulatory policies under President. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Nicholas D. Kristof: Obama and the war on brains Nov 10, 2008
As for President George W. Bush, he adopted anti-intellectualism as administration policy, repeatedly rejecting expertise (from Middle East experts, climate scientists and reproductive health specialists). Bush is smart in the sense of remembering facts and faces, yet I can't think of anybody I've ever interviewed who appeared so uninterested in ideas. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Kenya: Surprise Surge in Population As Fertility Rises Nov 8, 2008
Still unawareFamily Health Options Kenya service delivery manager Esther Muketo said the organisation's reproductive health programme had suffered from a shift in donor focus from family planning to fighting HIV/Aids. But NCAPD Coast regional population coordinator Peter Nyakwara said many people are still unaware of available family planning options. (allAfrica.com)
NPP woos women to vote for Nana Akufo Addo Nov 7, 2008
"We will take steps to ensure that all public sector places of employment provide good quality child-care facilities for nursing working mothers, increase access to safe, effective and affordable methods of family planning counselling and reproductive health care. "Improve access to retrovirals of all sufferers of HIV/AIDS, especially drugs that prevent mother to child transmission, seek the abolition of all negative cultural practices including widowhood rites and banishments to witches'... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
So little time, so much damage Nov 5, 2008
Abortion rights: Soon after the election, Michael Leavitt, the secretary of health and human services, is expected to issue new regulations aimed at further limiting women's access to abortion, contraceptives and information about their reproductive health care options. Existing law allows doctors and nurses to refuse to participate in an abortion. (International Herald Tribune)
Read the Latest News on This Issue in The OMB Watcher Nov 5, 2008
Department of Health and Human Services The rule could reduce women's access to federally funded reproductive health services. The rule would require health care providers to certify they will allow their employees to withhold services on the basis of religious or moral grounds or risk losing funding. (OMB Watch)
C/R DVVSU sensitizes opinion leaders on domestic violence Nov 4, 2008
Topics treated include, domestic violence acts, effects and challenges of domestic and gender-based violence, human rights, and sexual and reproductive health issues. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Nov 4, 2008
"Pro-choice Americans have always believed that women deserve access to all the information relevant to their reproductive health decisions. For some women, that includes information related to fetal anesthesia options," Nancy Keenan, NARAL's president, has said in a statement on the bill. Democratic leaders cited NARAL's position when they decided against trying to influence the vote. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
Reassessing the Dangers of BPA in Plastics Nov 4, 2008
According to the panel review, the FDA's safety report "creates a false sense of security" and the agency's margins of safety for BPA exposure are, in fact, "inadequate." Says Tracey Woodruff, director of the program on reproductive health and the environment at the University of California, San Francisco, and a former Environmental Protection Agency scientist: "Unless the evidence is very compelling, you don't get such a strong statement from a group of scientists.". It's now up to Von... (Time.com)
Opinion: Play It Right, Sam Nov 4, 2008
One casualty could be the rights that women have over their reproductive health. Sarah Palin, with her ultra-conservative and regressive beliefs, would lower the bar for American women if she became vice-president. (India Times, India)
Sexy TV shows drive teen pregnancy Nov 4, 2008
"Television is just one part of a teenager's media diet that helps to influence their behaviour. We should also look at the roles that magazines, the Internet and music play in teens' reproductive health," Chandra said, acknowledging still other factors can influence teen sex habits. Text. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
MORE ON THE HIGH COURT: Election comes at key point for abortion stance Nov 3, 2008
1983: Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 6-3, striking down an Akron, Ohio, ordinance that required all abortions after the first trimester to be performed in a hospital ... 1989: Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 5-4, upholding Missouri restrictions on the use of public facilities and public employees to perform abortions and requiring viability tests for any fetus believed to be older than 20 weeks. (USA Today)
Grandparents a safe source of childcare Nov 3, 2008
"Recent growth in the number of grandparents providing childcare has some observers concerned they don't adhere to modern safety practices," said lead study author David Bishai, MD, PhD, MPH, a professor with the Bloomberg School's Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health. "To the contrary, this research tells us not only is there no evidence to support this assumption, but families that choose grandparents to care for their children experience fewer child injuries.". (EurekAlert!)
Study is first to link viewing of sexual content on TV to subsequent teen pregnancy Nov 3, 2008
"We should also look at the roles that magazines, the Internet, and music play in teens' reproductive health.". Although the teenage pregnancy rate in the United States has declined sharply since 1991, the nation still has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates among industrialized nations. (EurekAlert!)
Conservative causes get Bay State patron Oct 31, 2008
"We certainly understand that people can differ personally and politically on reproductive health issues," said Andrea Miller, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. "What's disturbing about the decisions he has made is that they reflect the most extreme viewpoints. It's beyond the grounds of appropriate discourse. It's dangerous and misleading information coming from organizations he provides core support to.". (Boston Globe)
Weight does not affect women's sexual behavior Oct 31, 2008
Oregon State University professor Marie Harvey helped Kaneshiro with her research because of Harvey's background and expertise in women's sexual and reproductive health issues. Some studies have suggested that obese and overweight women have a higher risk of unintended pregnancy than do normal weight women, according to Kaneshiro. (EurekAlert!)
St Luke, St Elizabeth Change Due To Merger Oct 30, 2008
That means reproductive health procedures to prevent pregnancy can no longer be performed at Saint Luke Hospital ... Those providers will perform reproductive health services, which can no longer be done on hospital grounds. (WKRC.com, OH)
Early Insulin Therapy in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants Oct 30, 2008
From the University of Cambridge (K.B., C.R.P., D.B.D.), Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust (K.B., A.L.O.-S., J.S.A.), and the Centre for Applied Medical Statistics (C.R.P.), Cambridge; the Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (P.M.); Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton (M. Thompson, I.O.); and Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds (L.C.) all in the United Kingdom; University of Leuven, Leuven (S.V., C.V., F.Z.), and... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Parents key in discussing sexuality Oct 29, 2008
Even though these numbers may seem high, the good news is that teens are increasingly delaying intercourse, due largely to accurate, comprehensive sexuality education and accessible reproductive health services. In order to continue to improve these outcomes, teens need their parents to be an askable resource for answers to questions, and to provide guidance on making important decisions. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Living pro-life is more than talk Oct 29, 2008
contraire mon fraire wrote on Oct 28, 2008 12:35 PM:" I have always found it interesting that over 70% of women who have abortions are christian or catholic. I have a feeling that they are not going to you, Mr.Hamman, for reproductive health counseling- for obvious reasons. Please look here and see what else the bible says about abortion http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/abortion.html ". Out of touch wrote on Oct 28, 2008 8:45 AM:" Ron Hamman is out of touch with reality. Maybe 100... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Unblinking, Palin raises eyebrows Oct 28, 2008
You might think this is reason for pride; however, they know Chris Smith, R-Hamilton, because he is the leader in denying women the right to reproductive health care. Rep. (NJ.com -- Times)
Can we stop maternal deaths? Oct 25, 2008
There is also need for government to support traditional birth attendants in rural places in Africa and to increase resources for reproductive health. Nkuba Michael, Ireland. (BBC News -- Health)
Speaker shines light on women's health issues Oct 25, 2008
I think we run the risk right now of having women's health once again trapped as a controversial subject that focuses only on reproductive health ... I'm trying to get away from the view (that) women's health is just reproductive health. (Athens Banner-Herald)
John McCain: Proven patriot worthy of presidency Oct 24, 2008
Samantha wrote on Oct 23, 2008 3:22 PM:" Karen, that is absolutely untrue on all accounts. Being Pro-Choice is just that, being for the ability to make the choice. Obama and the rest of us Pro-Choice citizens want women to BE INFORMED of all the possibilities of every single choice THEY make for their own reproductive health. Obama is not Pro-late term abortion, he is pro-health for mothers who have to make that horrible decision. What people like you do not understand is that when 99% of the... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Powell put country before politics Oct 21, 2008
Women's health and, in particular, reproductive health, must be returned to its rightful place in our society: to the private realm ... Return a woman's reproductive health to her own control or we'll launch a campaign to abridge a man's right to the same. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Miss Conceptions, Confirmed Oct 21, 2008
He has, however, answered a similar challenge from Mary Jane Gallagher, the president of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association. In an Aug. 11 blog post, Leavitt her. (Slate)
Funds paucity delays AIDS survey Oct 20, 2008
Before now, the FMOH has been able to biennially monitor the HIV epidemic through several surveys including HIV/Syphilis sentinel surveillance survey among the antenatal clinic attendees (1991,1992, 1995/96, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005); National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS) conducted in 2003 and 2005; Behavioural Surveillance Survey (BSS) among high risk groups in Nigeria-first conducted in 2005; HIV/Syphilis survey conducted among Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Sexually... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Dr. Allan Rosenfield, at 75; advocate for women's health Oct 19, 2008
He worked for more than four decades on women's reproductive health and human rights, innovative family planning studies, and strategies to address maternal deaths because of AIDS in developing countries. Perhaps his most notable effort was the Mother-to-Child Transmission program, which has so far brought comprehensive healthcare to more than 500,000 women and infants. (Boston Globe)
Ghana Facing Population Explosion Oct 18, 2008
He said family planning and support, adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights, were key to reducing the material mortality ratio in Ghana. Prof Sai made this known at the First Annual National Civil Society Health Forum in Accra on Thursday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Involving men in family planning/partner communication about sex Oct 18, 2008
GUMC researchers present latest on reproductive health topics. Washington, DC. Involving men in family planning, partner communication about sex and sexual health, and tailoring teen specific reproductive health services are among the cutting-edge topics being presented by researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center's Institute for Reproductive Health at the American Public Health Association's 136th Annual Meeting Oct. 25-29 in San Diego the world's largest public health gathering... (EurekAlert!)
Opinions vary widely on sex-education review committee Oct 16, 2008
It would start in the early years with disease prevention techniques like hand washing and later tackle such topics as sexual development, reproductive health and interpersonal relationships. Two-thirds of Florida high school seniors reported in the 2007 Florida Youth Risk Survey they'd had sexual intercourse while 60 percent said they'd had oral sex. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Campaign to End Fistula Quadruples In Size, Reaching Over 45 Countries, Says New Report Oct 14, 2008
"Through advocacy we can reach the women who are hidden, and give them support and access to information about treatment." While affecting the most vulnerable members of society, fistula touches on reproductive health and rights, gender equality, poverty and adolescent reproductive health. Like maternal death, fistula is almost entirely preventable, but its persistence signals that health systems are currently failing to meet women's needs. (PR Newswire)
Abortion raised as issue in election Oct 14, 2008
"Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. We believe that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved," Diane Quest, PPFA senior press officer, wrote in a press release last week. Previous article: Next article: More stories from The Daily Collegian Online. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Parental Notification Measure Leading In Polls Oct 13, 2008
Some 34 states currently mandate some form of parental involvement before a minor can have an abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit reproductive health research organization - 10 states require parental notification only, 22 require parental consent, the others require both consent and notification ... On the other hand, Professor Claire Brindis, director of the UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, worries that some teens would forgo necessary medical care if... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Designers create condom gowns for benefit Oct 13, 2008
The latex items were also put to fanciful use at a fashion show in Beijing in June 2007, at the Fourth China Reproductive Health New Technologies and Products Expo, organized by China's largest condom manufacturer, Guilin latex factory. (To see photos, go to. (San Francisco Chronicle)
