Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health : a global review of the literature.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Reproductive health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book has reviewed the research undertaken on a broad range of reproductive health issues and their mental health determinants/consequences over the last 15 years from both high- and low-income countries. Evidence from peer-reviewed journals has been used wherever possible but has been augmented with results of a specific survey initiated to gather state of the art information on reproductive and mental health issues from a variety of researchers and interested parties. Valuable data from consultant reports, national programme evaluations and postgraduate research work was also compiled, a

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1 Overview of key issues; Chapter 2 Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period; Chapter 3 Psychosocial aspects of fertility regulation; Chapter 4 Spontaneous pregnancy loss; Chapter 5 Menopause; Chapter 6 Gynaecological conditions; Chapter 7 Women's mental health in the context of HIV/AIDS; Chapter 8 Infertility and assisted reproduction; Chapter 9 Female genital mutilation; Chapter 10 Conclusions; Annex

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-05796-0

9786612057960

92-4-068358-5

OCLC:

437108006