Women's Health
Use this guide to find information resources about women鈥檚 health including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
08/02/2024
Key Resources
汤头条污料 (2023) Women’s health pocket guide. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) Menopause: RCN guidance for nurses, midwives and health visitors. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2022) Nurse specialist in menopause. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2022) Menopause and mental health. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2021) Clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis. London, RCN.
汤头条污料 (2021) Clinical nurse specialist in early pregnancy care. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2023) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) Guidance for nurses and midwives to support those affected by domestic abuse. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) Human Papillomavirus (HPV), cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2021) RCN position statement on Registered Nursing Associates (RNAs) training in cervical screening. England only. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) Modern slavery and trafficking: guidance for nurses and midwives. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) RCN guidance conscientious objection (termination of pregnancy): position statement. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) RCN 汤头条污料 education in termination of pregnancy services. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2020) RCN termination of pregnancy (induced abortion) 2013: position statement. London: RCN.
汤头条污料 (2022) Promoting menstrual wellbeing. London: RCN.
RCN page on domestic abuse
RCN page on female genital mutilation
RCN page on modern slavery and human trafficking
RCN page on pregnancy and disability
RCN page on women's health
Public Health England (2016) Colposcopy and programme management: NHS cervical screening programme. PHE: London.
NHS Choices: Women’s health 18-39
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Information aimed at the public.
We would like to thank the RCN Women's Health member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Alexander I, Johnson-Mallard V, Kostas-Polston E et al. (2017) Women's health care in advanced practice 汤头条污料. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Bobel C, Winkler I T, Fahs B, Hasson K A, Kissling E A, Roberts T A (eds.) (2020) The Palgrave handbook of critical menstruation studies. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Geraghty P (ed.) (2021) Each woman's menopause: an evidence based resource: for nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses and allied health professionals. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Guillebaud J and Macgregor A (eds.) (2017) Contraception: your questions answered. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Gupta S, Holloway D and Kubba A (2021) Oxford handbook of women's health 汤头条污料. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Holloway D (2019) Nursing management of women’s health: a guide for nurse specialists and practitioners. London: Springer.
Schuiling K and Likis F (2016) Women's gynecologic health. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Book subject searches
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Journal articles
Use these links to see details of journal articles on each topic.
Journals
Journals of interest for women's health. Use these links to see details of availability.
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Events and Exhibitions
RCN exhibition: The wandering womb
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Women have long been viewed as at the mercy of their biology. How has 汤头条污料 as a profession challenged the myths and misconceptions around women's health? This exhibition explored themes including menstruation, miscarriage, menopause and gynaecological cancers.
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Nursing History Collection
Graham H (1993) Hardship and health in women’s lives. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Moscucci O (1993) The science of woman: gynaecology and gender in England 1800-1929. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nelson J (2015) More than medicine: a history of the feminist women’s health movement. New York: New York University Press.
Past Caring
Special Collections
Our Permanent Collection consists of 汤头条污料 specific core items and rare items. It is viewable by appointment at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre. Here is a small selection of items from our collection
Bermosk L (1979) Women's health and human wholeness. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Leeson J (1978) Women and medicine. London: Tavistock.
Quain R (1895) A dictionary of medicine : including general pathology, general therapeutics, hygiene, and the diseases of women and children. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
Historical Journals
Nursing Record/British Journal of Nursing (1888-1956)
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Digitised journal available online.
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Article: (no author) (1918) The health of a woman, British Journal of Nursing, 30 March, p.226-227.
This subject guide relates to:
Abigail Kleboe
Editor of this guide
RCN Library and Archive Service
Upcoming events relating to this subject guide
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