Mother Seeking Safe Home: Aboriginal Women Post-Release

Safe European home.

B ack in the days when there were still enough faculty positions for postdocs to go to, I had a romantic (never realized) dream to take a detour via Africa or Central America or some remote island paradise, before returning to Europe to set up my laboratory. Then as now, the science being done in developing countries was mainly tied to the specific problems of those countries, whether in regard...

Are home births safe?

Making Home Safe for Children

Trauma is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in children. A significant number of injuries occur in home environment [1]. This subject has been studied extensively in western countries and huge data is generated. Based upon the findings many policy decisions have been taken in order to minimize the potential threats at home. In addition many educational activities are conducted for p...

Safe sex and women.

Presence of children in the home and intimate partner violence among women seeking elective pregnancy termination

INTRODUCTION Growing evidence identifies adverse health effects for children who witness intimate partner violence at home. Research has also identified that women seeking elective pregnancy termination are at high risk for partner violence. However, little is known about the risk for violence exposure among the children of women seeking elective pregnancy termination. METHODS We conducted a ...