Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
Agency:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Series:
Women's Reproductive Health Project
Summary:
An education manual for women about miscarriage, written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) as part of their Women's Reproductive Health Project. The manual defines and explains in lay-terms miscarriage, reproduction, and pregnancy. It addresses women's feelings after a miscarriage, patient's rights, self-help group support, and health care after a miscarriage. Included in the manual are community resources for women listed in BC, Alberta, and the Yukon, for services such as infertility groups, battered women support services, and support for miscarriage and stillbirth.
Keywords:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Women's Reproductive Health Project; health; women and health; women's health; women's health movement; community-based health; feminism; feminist organization; gender and health; pregnancy; miscarriage