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Women's Health

Use this guide to find information resources about womenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s health including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 23/12/2024

Key Resources

Image of advanced nursing practice for gynaecology and womenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s health resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) Advanced nursing practice for gynaecology and women’s health. London: RCN.
Image of conscientious objection - termination of pregnancy/abortion care resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) Conscientious objection - termination of pregnancy/abortion care. London: RCN.
Image of termination of pregnancy and abortion care resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) Termination of pregnancy and abortion care. London: RCN.
Publication cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Clinical nurse specialists in early pregnancy care: standards consensus statement. London: RCN
Book cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.
Image of Female genital mutilation. An RCN resource for nursing and midwifery practice.resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Female genital mutilation. An RCN resource for nursing and midwifery practice. 5th edn. London: RCN.
Image of Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for travel health services resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for travel health services. London: RCN. 
Image of Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.
Publication cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Human Papillomavirus (HPV), cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN.
Image of RCN position statement on menopause and you at work ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) RCN position statement on menopause and you at work. London: RCN.
Publication cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2023) Women’s health pocket guide. London: RCN.
Publication cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2022) Menopause and mental health. London: RCN.
Publication cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2022) Nurse specialist in menopause. London: RCN.
Publication cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2022) Promoting menstrual wellbeing. London: RCN.
Clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) Clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis. London, RCN.
Image of Making sense of womenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s health resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) Making sense of women’s health. London: RCN.
Book cover image ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) RCN position statement on Nursing Associates (NAs) training in cervical screening. England only. London: RCN.
Image of What are PMS and PMDD resource ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2024) What are PMS and PMDD? London: RCN.
Book Cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2020) Guidance for nurses and midwives to support those affected by domestic abuse. London: RCN. 
Book cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2020) Menopause: RCN guidance for nurses, midwives and health visitors. 2nd edn. London: RCN.
Book cover ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2020) Modern slavery and trafficking: guidance for nurses and midwives. London: RCN.
RCN Learn: Domestic violence and abuse
RCN Learn: Female genital mutilation
RCN Learn: Women's health
RCN Learn: Modern slavery and human trafficking

Department of Health and Social Care (2022) Women's health strategy for England [CP736]. London: DHSC.

NHS: Women’s health
  • Information aimed at the public.
NHS England (2023) Cervical screening: programme and colposcopy management. 
Patient Safety Commissioner (2024) The Hughes report: options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.
Scottish Government (2024) Women's health plan 2021 to 2024: final report. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Welsh Government (2022) The quality statement for women and girls’ health.
We would like to thank the RCN Women's Health member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Cover of Berek and NovakÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s gynecology essentials. Berek J S (2020) Berek and Novak’s gynecology essentials. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Book cover Bobel C, Winkler I T, Fahs B, Hasson K A, Kissling E A, Roberts T A (eds.) (2020) The Palgrave handbook of critical menstruation studies. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cover of Analysing gender in healthcare: the politics of sex and reproduction Cooper S (2023) Analysing gender in healthcare: the politics of sex and reproduction. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.
Cover of enough: because we can stop cervical cancer Eckert L (2024) Enough: because we can stop cervical cancer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Cover of handbook of contraception and sexual health Everett S (2021) Handbook of contraception and sexual health. 4th edn. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Book cover Geraghty P (ed.) (2022) Each woman's menopause: an evidence based resource: for nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses and allied health professionals. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Book cover Gupta S, Holloway D and Kubba A (2021) Oxford handbook of women's health nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hillard T and Association B N (2017) Management of the menopause. United Kingdom: British Menopause Society.
Book cover Holloway D (2019) Nursing management of women’s health: a guide for nurse specialists and practitioners. London: Springer.
Image of the textbook living well with menopause Hunter M and Smith M (2024) Living well through the menopause. London: Robinson.
Cover of a life course approach to womenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s health Mishra G D, Hardy R Dr, Kuh D and Murray A (2023) A life course approach to women’s health. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Cover of advanced health assessment of women: skills, procedures, and management Secor R M and Holland A (2024) Advanced health assessment of women: skills, procedures, and management. 5th edn. New York: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Cover of Divided racism, medicine and why we need to decolonise healthcare Sowemimo A (2023) Divided: racism, medicine and why we need to decolonise healthcare. London: Wellcome Collection.
Cover of understanding ADHD in girls and women. Steer J (2021) Understanding ADHD in girls and women. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Book subject searches

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Journal articles

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Journals

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Journals of interest for women's health. Use these links to see details of availability.
  • Open access journal:

Events and Exhibitions

Exhibition cover 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.
    View online exhibition

Nursing History Collection

Book cover Graham H (1993) Hardship and health in women’s lives. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Book cover Moscucci O (1993) The science of woman: gynaecology and gender in England 1800-1929. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Book cover Nelson J (2015) More than medicine: a history of the feminist women’s health movement. New York: New York University Press.

Podcasts

ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2021) Laura Murphy - Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).

Special Collections

Our Permanent Collection consists of nursing specific core items and rare items. It is viewable by appointment at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre. Here is a small selection of items from our collection
Bermosk L (1979) Women's health and human wholeness. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Leeson J (1978) Women and medicine. London: Tavistock.
Quain R (1895) A dictionary of medicine : including general pathology, general therapeutics, hygiene, and the diseases of women and children. London: Longmans, Green & Co.

Historical Journals

Nursing Record/British Journal of Nursing (1888-1956)
  • Digitised journal available online.
  • Article: (no author) (1918) The health of a woman, British Journal of Nursing, 30 March, p.226-227.

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Page last updated - 23/12/2024