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The public opinion about women’s traumatic birth experiences
Childbirth has a social implication as it is the means for survival of the species. Worldwide, between 9% to 50% of women experience childbirth as traumatic, known to have detrimental effects for women’s mental health and their wellbeing. Read more
Personalised care for women of advanced maternal age.
The Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health at Bournemouth University (BU) working in partnership with University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is offering a fully funded PhD Studentship. Read more
Women entrepreneurship and informal financing in developing economies
Knowledge about the financial services landscape of most developing countries is very limited and yet, approximately 60 percent of women entrepreneurs in that region rely on informal finance as a source for their start–up capital (World Bank Group, 2017). Read more
Anticipating and experiencing pregnancy and childbirth in women with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: expectations and experiences
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional structural disorder of the spine. The cause is unknown, but increased incidence at puberty is thought to be linked to rising hormone levels and irregular development of muscles around the spine. Read more
Research opportunities in the Centre for Women's Studies
The Centre for Women's Studies (CWS) is a leading interdisciplinary centre for feminist and gender-oriented research. Located in our own dedicated space, our core members of staff are all prominent feminist academics. Read more
Women Empowerment through Investing in Zanzibari Craftswomen’s Eyesight (WE-ZACE)
The project aims to understand the relationship between correcting presbyopia among older craftswomen and their economic and social empowerment. Read more
Adverse health, neurodevelopmental and educational outcomes in offspring following in utero exposure to maternal medication
Background. Pregnancy is a vulnerable period when the foetus undergoes rapid development; therefore, exposure to adverse risk factors can have lifelong implications. Read more
4-year PhD Studentship: Understanding ancestral/ethnic differences in adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes
Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes (APPOs), including miscarriage, stillbirth, gestational diabetes (GD), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), preterm birth (PTB), and small and large for gestational age (SGA/LGA) together affect over 40% of pregnancies, and are associated with poor future health for mother and offspring.1 The risk of APPOs varies by ancestry. Read more
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The practical utility of woman-centred care according to women
Woman-centred care has been recognised as a marker of quality in midwifery services, acknowledged in various policy and organisational documents. Read more
Is there a switch between prostamides and prostaglandins in women with dysmenorrhoea and heavy menstrual bleeding?
Dysmenorrhoea, painful menstrual cramps, and heavy menstrual bleeding are common debilitating symptoms in women with or without an underlying pelvic pathology. Read more
Challenging the ‘malestream’ curriculum: an exploration of gender and oppression within health professions education
This fully-funded PhD seeks to use mixed-methods in order to explore gender bias is an across the continuum of medical education. Read more
Causal association between physical activity and breast cancer subtype; a Mendelian randomization study (MSc Research)
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide accounting for approximately 25 percent of all new cases of cancer in women. Read more
4-year PhD Studentship: Using genomics to improve prediction and early diagnosis of adverse pregnancy outcomes
Accurate risk prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) has the potential to improve antenatal care by identifying high-risk women, who may benefit from more intense monitoring and intervention, and low-risk women, where we can minimise unnecessary invasive procedures and costs to health services. Read more
The role of the immune system in women’s reproductive health
The human endometrium is a highly dynamic tissue that rapidly regenerates over approximately 20 days and differentiates to form a uterus lining receptive to embryo implantation, further transforming into decidua to support embryonic development, or breaking down before regenerating a few days later. Read more
How do international workers ‘negotiate’ care(er) responsibilities?
Recent global phenomena (e.g., COVID-19, Brexit, etc.) have seen significant socio-cultural, political, and economic changes shifts, affecting who we consider as international workers. Read more