Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women
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This 9 page paper considers the issue of implementing a plan for smoking cessation in pregnant women. This paper focuses on a community-based plan that utilizes the services of nurse midwives. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHMidWiS.rtf

Strokes: Risk Factors and Rehabilitation Considerations
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A 10 page discussion of the impacts of strokes. This paper examines strokes from the perspective of a specific client aggregate. Research tools and questions are presented. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPstroke.rtf

Summary of Abortion Articles
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A 6 page paper which presents a summary of 6 articles dealing with the subject of abortion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAabrt1.rtf

The 'Morning After Pill'
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This 10 page report discusses the controversial 'morning-after' pill and its contraceptive effectiveness. The writer presents the facts and history of the morning-after pill, as well as some information on several other somewhat controversial forms of birth control (depo provera and norplant). Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Mornpill.wps

The Abortion Pill RU-486
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A 7 page paper which discusses various aspects of the abortion pill RU-486. The paper presents a first person speech, coming from a proposed future president, which argues that Congress and the Senate must approve the use of RU-486. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAru486ab.wps

The Caesarean Procedure / An Overview
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An 11 page summary of the caesarean section, justifications for its use and arguments against its use. Includes a detailed description of the surgical procedure and potential complications. Bibliography list 8 sources.
Filename: Caesarea.wps

The Complexities of Abortion: The Issues of Choice Verses Right to Life
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A 6 page discussion of the many issues surrounding abortion. Notes that despite the common perception of abortions being sought by strictly irresponsible women, the choice to have an abortion is not always cut and dried. Such choices can involve pregnancies resulting from rape, illegitimate pregnancies, pregnancies in which the mother’s life is endangered, and pregnancies in which the fetus has been determined to be malformed or diseased. Concludes that governmental intervention in these issues is not the solution, that the real solution lies in allowing women to decide on an individual basis whether an abortion is the appropriate course of action. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPabort2.wps

The Effect of Raloxifene on Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the problem of breast cancer, and the use of Raloxifene as a preventative measure for women at risk of breast cancer. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHBreaC2.rtf

The Effects of Assisted Conception on the Reproductive Autonomy of Women:
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This 17 page paper discusses the different assisted reproduction techniques available, and their impact upon a woman's reproductive autonomy. This paper explores the many ways in which reproductive autonomy is compromised for many women versus those whose autonomy is actually heighted through such techniques. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Filename: GSReprod.rtf

The Effects of Exercise in Middle Aged Women: Literature Review & Possible Study Outline
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the effects of exercise in middle aged women. The paper includes a short literature review and possible outline for a proposed study. Studies investigating the effects of exercise in middle aged women have been positive in their findings. Research has ranged from studying aerobic or non-aerobic exercise in regards to lipid concentrations as well as those which study weight training in regards to overall body fat and body weight among other factors. It would seem that in all cases, middle aged women have shown improvements in regards to overall health from exercise in addition to reducing their risk for heart disease by reducing lipid concentrations, cholesterol levels and blood pressure among other variables. While some studies involves thousands of subjects over many years, most studies involve a relatively small number of subjects, randomly assigned to controlled short-term exercise programs after which the results are compared from pre- and post-measurements. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJexwom1.rtf

The Effects Of Oppression On The Health Of Mexican Women
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A 7 page research paper that examines how the patriarchal culture of Mexican creates a climate of oppression, which contributes towards violence against Mexican woman. In turn, this violence is a contributing factor toward the frequency that Mexican women have problems with drug dependency, alcoholism and depression. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Mexwomen.wps