Encourages women to take charge of their health care individually as well as collectively. Involved in developing alternative practices and works mainly in gynecological health. Offers an information health line, abortion services, and workshops on gynecological health.
Although services are offered in French and English , this website is in French only.
Examines the information available to the Canadian public through popular pregnancy information sources to assess gaps in information available and determine the extent, if any, of the difference between public information and medical literature on this topic.
Santé mentale et grossesse : Un examen des questions relatives à l’usage des médicaments d’ordonnance
Owning Org:
Centres of Excellence for Womens Health (CEWH)
Women and Health Protection (WHP)
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Author:
Anne Rochon Ford
Lejla Halilovich
Azar Mehrabadi
Barbara Mintzes
Summarizes findings from a three-part project conducted by Women and Health Protection (at the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health) examining issues surrounding use of prescription memdications for treating depressions during pregnancy.
Healthy Choices in Pregnancy is a component of the BC government ActNow BC platform designed to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness among wonmen who use substances in the childbearing years. Organizations invovled are the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, the BC Perinatal Health Program and the Province of British Columbia.
Harvard Centre for Population and Development Studies
"The Pregnancy Intentions of HIV-Positive Women: Forwarding the Research Agenda," a two and a half-day conference composed of plenary sessions, interdisciplinary breakout sessions and a half-day research symposium was convened at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts from March 17th to 19th 2010.
The conference brought together a multidisciplinary group from six continents engaged in HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights work.
This conference report synthesizes current knowledge and discussions related to the four conference themes and five cross-cutting issues, identifies points of consensus and points of departure amongst participants, highlights suggestions for promoting multidisciplinary research in identified areas, and concludes with recommendations for future research.
A Health Canada fact sheet with information for pregnant women on food safety. During pregnancy, your immune system changes. As a result, your risk of developing a foodborne illness increases, and even a mild case of food poisoning can lead to serious health effects for you and your unborn baby. If you are pregnant, you should take extra care when handling, storing, preparing and shopping for food. In addition, consumption of certain high-risk foods should be avoided.
This article investigates whether or not there is evidence that antidepressant prescription drugs benefit pregnant women and if that benefit outweighs the potential risks. Author Jane Shulman refers to Dr. Barbara Mintzes' expertise on the growing trend for doctors to encourage women to continue taking anti-depressants when they get pregnant.
