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Amnesty International calls on all governments to implement this 14-Point Programme for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Each of the points is interrelated and important for addressing this issue.
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This provides information on the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act, which "calls for the creation of a federal plan to intensify research on the causes and preventative strategies to help stem preterm birth."
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The Food and Drug Administration updated the label on the Ortho Evra birth-control patch to reflect findings that women using the patch faced twice the risk of clots than did women on the pill. Even doubled, the risk is still small - approximately six women out of every 10,000 would develop clots in a year.
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According to a new study in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, cesarean delivery is associated with a three-fold increased risk of postpartum maternal death when compared with vaginal delivery. As this article states, this study suggests that choosing vaginal delivery over non-medically indicated cesarean delivery could help lower maternal mortality rates.
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This article discusses the legal and more subtle pressures that pregnant women are facing to have c-sections, including statistics on the number of c-sections performed. Further information is provided on the ethical debate concerning how far an ob/gyn should go to "save an unborn baby they consider at risk."
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This is a report that shows the deaths in 2004 as well as the mortality rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and maternal mortality. The infant mortality rate was reported to be 6.79 per 1000 births. This report also shows trends by such factors as age, sex, race, origin, and gender.
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Female genital mutilation (FGM), often referred to as 'female circumcision', comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons. The World Health Organization provides this definition along with information on why FGM is performed, its prevalence, and its health consequences.
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Article on vaccine that protects against a common and serious sexually transmitted disease—HPV, or human papillomavirus—which causes genital warts and can often lead to cervical cancer. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 6 million Americans, many of them teens and young adults, are newly infected with HPV each year. Article explores when and how to educate young people on HPV.
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Michigan legislation backed by a bipartisan group of female lawmakers would require that girls entering the sixth grade would have to be vaccinated against cervical cancer. This is the first bill of its kind.
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This article emphasizes "the importance of limiting planned caesarean deliveries to cases with proven benefit for the mother and/or child".
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This report from the American Psychological Association (APA) found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and healthy development.
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This report from the American Psychological Association (APA) found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and healthy development.
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Research finds that the risk of pregnancy loss after undergoing chorionic villus sampling (CVS) to detect birth defects is lower than previously thought. This information is important for women who can use it to decide whether they want first-trimester CVS testing or second-trimester amniocentesis.
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This article provides a detailed list of recent arrests and convictions of pregnant women in South Carolina who have been arrested for substance use under state's criminal-endangerment statute. Additional information is provided on women still serving time, the number of women arrested since 1989, and state funding for substance abuse treatment.
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This is a comprehensive fact sheet on sexual violence provided by the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Facts include occurrence, consequences, groups at risk, vulnerability factors for victimization, and risk factors for perpetration.
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Guttmacher Institute special analysis of the problem of prenatal substance abuse and the serious risks it poses to both the pregnant woman and her fetus. Discusses how state laws vary in their approach to the problem, reflecting a deep division in public opinion. Shows state-by-state statistics and explores whether punitive approaches foster or hinder healthy outcomes for women and children.
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Article on the need for HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. Dr. Daitz, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, discusses the widespread occurrences and causes of HPV as well as its implications for public health and health policy, moral and ethical decisions, religious convictions, and national and global sexual politics.
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Men play an important role in rape prevention. Men Can Stop Rape is a non-profit organization that mobilizes male youth to prevent men’s violence against women. They have provided this list of ways men can help stop rape.
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In October 1997, Drug Policy Alliance filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting Cornelia Whitner in her attempt to overturn a South Carolina Supreme Court decision which allowed her to be criminally prosecuted for using drugs while she was pregnant. This article provides information on the results of that case.
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