Angela Heimburger
Biographic Data
| ID | 1445945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Heimburger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Heimburger |
| SIGNATURE | HEIMBURGER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Planned Parenthood Federation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Putting the “S” Back into Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexuality is the most fundamental aspect of our lives and yet it has long been the silent partner in sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Growing awareness of the rights-based approach to health, the commitment of governments and international bodies to promote sexual health and well-being, and the failure of many of the interventions to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic are helping the reproductive health community put the “S” back into SRH even as …
Abortion and Human Rights: Examples from Latin America
Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception: The Case of Brazil and Colombia
Emergency contraception was proven effective nearly 30 years ago yet remains greatly under-utilised. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, it would serve the goals of reducing unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion and related morbidity, and as a back-up to condom use and a bridge to longer-term contraceptive methods if made more widely known and available. The International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region has developed…
Improving post-abortion care in a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico
This paper describes patients' and providers' perceptions of the quality of care in the treatment of 132 women who arrived at the emergency room of a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico, with complications of abortion, whether spontaneous or induced clandestinely. This hospital was interested in assessing and improving its services. Questionnaires, on-site observation and indepth interviews revealed insensitive personal treatment by rushed staff, a…
Improving post-abortion care in a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico
This paper describes patients' and providers' perceptions of the quality of care in the treatment of 132 women who arrived at the emergency room of a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico, with complications of abortion, whether spontaneous or induced clandestinely. This hospital was interested in assessing and improving its services. Questionnaires, on-site observation and indepth interviews revealed insensitive personal treatment by rushed staff, a…
Abortion and Human Rights: Examples from Latin America
Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception: The Case of Brazil and Colombia
Emergency contraception was proven effective nearly 30 years ago yet remains greatly under-utilised. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, it would serve the goals of reducing unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion and related morbidity, and as a back-up to condom use and a bridge to longer-term contraceptive methods if made more widely known and available. The International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region has developed…
Improving post-abortion care in a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico
This paper describes patients' and providers' perceptions of the quality of care in the treatment of 132 women who arrived at the emergency room of a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico, with complications of abortion, whether spontaneous or induced clandestinely. This hospital was interested in assessing and improving its services. Questionnaires, on-site observation and indepth interviews revealed insensitive personal treatment by rushed staff, a…
Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception: The Case of Brazil and Colombia
Emergency contraception was proven effective nearly 30 years ago yet remains greatly under-utilised. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, it would serve the goals of reducing unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion and related morbidity, and as a back-up to condom use and a bridge to longer-term contraceptive methods if made more widely known and available. The International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region has developed…
Putting the “S” Back into Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexuality is the most fundamental aspect of our lives and yet it has long been the silent partner in sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Growing awareness of the rights-based approach to health, the commitment of governments and international bodies to promote sexual health and well-being, and the failure of many of the interventions to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic are helping the reproductive health community put the “S” back into SRH even as …
Abortion and Human Rights: Examples from Latin America
Political science (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (3 works) · Abortion (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Family planning (2 works) · Latin Americans (2 works)