Elsevier,
Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 109, 1 March 2025
Based on interviews with Israeli mothers during COVID, this article asks: What practices do mothers use to mark and erase their children's disabilities? What practices are marked as good mothering? How do these processes of marking and erasing negotiate classed ideals of normativity for children and mothers? The findings indicated that low-income mothers mark disability to acquire professional support for children's disabilities, claiming this as their ‘proper’ mothering role, whereas middle-class mothers erase disability through intensive mothering, marking it as theirs.
Elsevier,
Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 109, 1 March 2025
This study explores the pervasive and multifaceted violence faced by women with disabilities in Nepal, focusing on the ways in which these experiences are shaped by intersecting social hierarchies, including those based on gender, caste, and socioeconomic status. By calling for more targeted and inclusive strategies that prioritise the perspectives and needs of disabled women, this researh argues that the global commitment to “leave no one behind” will be upheld.
Elsevier,
Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 22, 1 March 2025
This article examines the exposures and health impacts experienced by female sugarcane workers in Guatemala, focusing on heat stress, particulate matter exposure, and kidney function. The key findings indicate that these women face elevated levels of heat and particulate matter at work, leading to dehydration and reduced kidney function. The study highlights the need for gender-responsive interventions to address the unique health risks faced by women in agricultural settings.
Elsevier,
Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Volume 43, March 2025
Academic Medical Centers play a key role in providing comprehensive abortion services, from primary care to complex specialty care, and in training future clinicians in abortion provision. The weekly number of abortions at University of Washington remained stable after Dobbs.
Elsevier,
Obesity Pillars, Volume 13, March 2025
This retrospective cohort study linked primary care prenatal data and intrapartum data from women with singleton pregnancies. With the linked data, the researchers explored the association between the timing of Gestational diabetes screening and macrosomia, Large-for-gestational age, shoulder dystocia and caesarean section.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Digital Health, Volume 7, March 2025
The first RCT of AI-supported mammography screening; shows the intervention results in increased cancer detection rates than standard double reading and reduces reading workload by >40%. Also important as breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women globally.
