Editorial
Sculptors of Women's Bodies
Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) involves the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of FGM/C in approximately 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia [2]…
Kangaroo Mother Care: A Cost-effective Intervention for Preterm Infants in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Most expectant mothers desire to carry their pregnancy to the full term of 39 weeks to 40 weeks [1]. However, the increasing incidence of preterm birth, or birth before 37 weeks of gestation, and lower survival rates are issues of global concern [2]. Globally, 15 million preterm infants are born every year, and more than one million die within 28 days of life [3,4].
The Impact of Social Attitudes and Reproductive Expectations on Women
Mary Nghi Ngo examines the societal attitudes and expectations regarding reproduction as factors impacting women’s health and well-being.
Tensions between the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and Cultural/Religious Practices: Call for Activist and Grassroot Reforms
Although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights confers protection to all individuals irrespective of gender, it has proven largely inefficacious in promoting women’s rights…
The Impact of War on Women and Women’s Health
The issue of war and conflict in a nation state and the impact on citizens, especially on women and children, is critical in terms of research and peace-building processes…
Femicide: A Global Social Evil
The United Nations (UN) defines violence against women and girls (VAW) as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life”…
Mental Health Impacts of Violence Against Women
Sexual violence and domestic abuse is both mental and physical. Studies evaluating the link between violence against women and depression have demonstrated that women who have experienced violence were associated with much higher rates of depression…
The Power Is In Our Hands: Fetal Heart Monitor Uses Human Energy to Save Lives
Four million newborn deaths occur in developing countries every year, where access to health care can be low or, in some cases, virtually non-existent. Furthermore, of all child deaths under the age of 5 that occur annually, nearly 40% are among newborns during their first 28 days of life…