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Negotiating Discourses of Shame, Secrecy and Silence

Publisher: Australian Research Council and Western Sydney University, Community Migrant Resource Centre, FP NSW, and Centre for the study of gender, social in equities and mental health.   January 2017

Status – CURRENT

Identifying migrant and refugee women’s experiences and constructs of sexual embodiment are essential for understanding sexual subjectivity and provision of culturally safe sexual health information

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Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Women

Publisher: Australian Research Council and Western Sydney University, Community Migrant Resource Centre, FP NSW, and Centre for the study of gender, social in equities and mental health.

Status – April 2017

The research examines how sexual and reproductive health is experienced and understood by recent migrant and refugee women, living in Sydney and Vancouver Canada.

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Mifepristone With Buccal Misoprostol for Medical Abortion: A Systematic Review

Publisher: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This journal article by Chen and Creinin provides a systematic review of the safety and efficacy of mifepristone followed by buccal misoprostol in pregnancies for early medical abortion.  Early medical abortion, medical termination of pregnancy, medical abortion, MTOP, systematic review.

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High sensitivity cardiac troponin and the under-diagnosis of myocardial infarction in women: prospective cohort study

Publisher: British Medical Journal, January 2015

Status – CURRENT

Although having little effect in men, a high sensitive troponin assay (blood test to check for changes in enzyme produced during heart attacks) may double the diagnosis of heart attack in women

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OECD/INFE Policy Guidance on Addressing Women’s and Girls’ Needs for Financial Awareness and Education

Publisher: OECD, 2013

Status – CURRENT

In October 2010, the OECD International Network on Financial Education1 (INFE) established an expert subgroup on “Empowering Women through Financial Education and Awareness”, recognising that women have specific financial literacy needs and are often over-represented in disadvantaged segments in developed and developing countries. The INFE and this dedicated subgroup aim at developing research and evidence-based policy analysis to better understand women’s specificities vis-à-vis financial literacy in various national contexts and elaborate guidance to help policy makers and interested stakeholders strengthening women’s competencies in this area.

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Report of the APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion

Publisher: American Psychological Association, 2008

Status – CURRENT

This report summarises the available evidence on the mental health factors associated with abortion. While the data is related to the United States, this evidence is still relevant to the Australian policy context.

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