Women's Health
Women's health care is something that impacts across all healthcare setting, from contraception/pre-birth, adolescence to old age and death. The role of the nurse is to recognise the diversity of needs and expectations associated with delivering a high quality, humanistic approach to health, and would hope to empower women, from a personal heath perspective, to access the best available healthcare. Use this guide to find information resources about women’s health including books, reports and journal articles.
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2018) Clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis. London, RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2017) Clinical nurse specialist in early pregnancy care. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Female genital mutilation. An RCN resource for nursing and midwifery practice. 4th edn. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Menopause: RCN guidance for nurses, midwives and health visitors. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2019) 
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Nurse specialist in menopause. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Modern slavery and trafficking: guidance for nurses and midwives. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) RCN guidance conscientious objection (termination of pregnancy): position statement. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) RCN nursing education in termination of pregnancy services. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) RCN termination of pregnancy (induced abortion) 2013: position statement. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Promoting menstrual wellbeing. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Women’s health pocket guide. London: RCN.
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Information aimed at the public.
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Books
Alexander I, Johnson-Mallard V, Kostas-Polston E et al. (2017) Women's health care in advanced practice nursing. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Bobel C, Winkler I T, Fahs B, Hasson K A, Kissling E A, Roberts T A (eds.) The Palgrave handbook of critical menstruation studies. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Davidson M (2012) A nurse’s guide to women’s mental health. New York: Springer.
Garner J (2014) Women and healthy aging: living productively in spite of it all. London: Routledge.
Goldman M (2013) Women and health. London: Academic Press.
Guillebaud J and Macgregor A (eds.) (2017) Contraception: your questions answered. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Gupta S (2009) Oxford handbook of women’s health nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Holloway D (2019) Nursing management of women’s health: a guide for nurse specialists and practitioners. London: Springer.
Keen A (2011) Women’s cancers. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.
Schuiling K and Likis F (2016) Women's gynecologic health. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.Book subject searches
Journal articles
Journals
Journals of interest for women's health. Use these links to see details of availability.
Events and Exhibitions
RCN exhibition: The wandering womb -
Women have long been viewed as at the mercy of their biology. How has nursing 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.
Special Collections
Historical Journals
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