The Global Library of Women’s Medicine

Dedicated to the enhancement of women’s healthcare

An expert clinical resource for women’s healthcare. Constantly updated. Peer reviewed. Comprehensive coverage

ISSN: 1756-2228

Current Highlights

<h2><i>Special focus on the challenge of African women’s health</i></h2> <p>African women have to endure unreasonable health disadvantages from childhood to old age, says a major new Report from the World Health Organization’s African Region. Read more about the sobering facts and the urgent actions needed to address this unacceptable situation.</p> <a href='/news'>Read more ></a>

<h2><i>Comprehensive Textbook of Women’s Medicine</i></h2> <p>446 specially commissioned chapters covering most key areas of women’s medicine, peer reviewed, regularly updated and written by distinguished specialists. Each chapter is illustrated where appropriate and extensively referenced.</p> <a href='/contents'>View detailed list of contents > </a>

<h2 class='safer_mum'><i>Safer Motherhood</i></h2> <p class='safer_mum'> A huge resource of practical, clinical guidance – consisting of textbooks, tutorials, video presentations, skills training, lectures and other materials – on all aspects of Safer Motherhood. This major and constantly expanding section is designed to meet the different needs of (a) doctors, (b) midwives & nurses and (c) community healthcare workers. </p> <a class='safer_mum' href='/safer_motherhood'>View contents > </a>

<h2><i>Masterclass Lectures</i></h2> <p>Expert lectures on a wide range of topics related to women’s medicine. This new section features expert lectures on important topics that can be viewed directly – or downloaded for group viewing. </p> <a href='masterclass_lectures'>View list of lectures ></a>

<h2><i>Video and Visual Medicine</i></h2> <p>An extensive range of educational and clinical films, expert surgical videos and highly illustrated diagnostic atlases – plus other useful information. </p> <a href='visual_medicine'>View list ></a>

<h2><i>Women’s reproductive rights and related issues</i></h2> <p>A new section focused on defining how women’s basic rights to reproductive health can be embedded in all aspects of clinical care – together with expert guidance on related issues including family spacing, the prevention of unsafe abortion and empowerment for access to better healthcare. </p> <a href='womens_rights'>View contents ></a>

Women’s
Medicine –
446 expert
chapters

Safer
Motherhood

Masterclass
Lectures

Video and
Visual Medicine

Women’s
Reproductive
Rights & Health
Empowerment

Objectives of this site

Improved healthcare of women

The objective of this site is to provide medical professionals worldwide with expert, peer reviewed, guidance on best practice for women’s medicine.
Safer motherhood

The site has a special focus on Safer Motherhood – offering a vast range of resources to support doctors, midwives and even community healthcare workers.

Less-resourced countries
Whilst relevant everywhere, the site is designed to be of special additional value to less-resourced countries, where access to the latest information may not always be easily available.
Free

Access to the site is entirely free – it contains no advertising and has no commercial objectives. It has been funded by the Founders with the generous support of some recent donors and of over 900 authors who provide their contributions free.

Editorial Support

Editor-in-Chief: Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, President, The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Supported by a distinguished International Editorial Board and a panel of
specialist Executive Editors

Founders:
Paula and David Bloomer
In memory of Abigail

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