From advertising and merchandising, to Bratz and Voodoo Dolls, to the images of Bill Henson, Getting Real puts the spotlight on the sexualisation a...

A story of one girl 's struggle with herself, her life and her family. And the story of a family's struggle with a daughter/sister they can never h...

In Impact, 21 women writers consider the ramifications of concussion on their personal and professional lives. The anthology bears witness to the p...

For nearly all infants, breastfeeding is the best source of infant nutrition and immunologic protection, and it provides remarkable health benefits...

Mastitis is the most widespread and economically important disease of dairy cattle occurring throughout the world. It is of particular concern for ...

In this compilation, a framework for exploring coupled physical-social systems impacts on health are presented. Specifically, this system is used t...

Every year in the United States, hundreds of women die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. According to CDC data, racial/ethnic d...

Women are born with a finite number of oocytes and throughout the reproductive ageing process (which starts prior to birth and develops in a contin...

This compilation opens by exploring how the physical and psychological elements of breastfeeding are intrinsically linked to a child's development ...

Mental health problems often occur in perinatal periods. Mothers' mental health problems can cause parenting impairment and affect family health pr...

Perinatal psychiatry is a new area of research developed in the last 15 years, focusing on the study of women's psychopathology in this stage of li...

In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. The computer keyboard, the rise o...

An award-winner when first published, this book has become a classic text for health activists and feminists interested in the complexities of how ...

Get the best sleep in pregnancy to enhance the health and wellbeing of you and your baby. The challenge to getting a good night’s sleep is especial...

Whether or not you have heard of pioneering nutritionist Muriel Bell, she has had a profound effect on your health. Appointed New Zealand’s first s...

This is a rare multicultural perspective on disease, particularly cancer, in which the author takes on a journey through the medical establishments...

This book contains over 100 vegetarian recipes, which have been created or adapted to specifically meet the nutritional needs of women.

This is a homage to women, as well as provides clinical pearls written by psychiatrists for clinicians and non-clinicians alike. Mental health as i...

Women and girls with disabilities find themselves constantly having to deal with multiple, intersectional discrimination due to both their gender a...

This novel text outlines issues faced by the majority of women living in low and middle income countries. The unique aspect of this book is the num...

This novel text outlines issues faced by the majority of women living in low and middle income countries. The unique aspect of this book is the num...