Table of Contents

Women's health - the price of poverty, Jodi L. Jacobson; mother and more - a broader perspective on women's health, Marjorie A. Koblinsky et al; women's nutrition through the life cycle - social and biological vulnerabilities, Kathleen M. Merchant and Kathleen M. Kurz; infection - social and medical realities, Jeanne McDermott et al; contraception and family planning - an essential component of women's health services, Andrea Eschen and Maxine Whittaker; abortion, Francine Coeytaux et al; women's mortality - a legacy of neglect, Lynne P. Freedman and Deborah Maine; violence against women - the missing agenda, Lori Heise; women's mental health - a global perspective, Freda L. Patiel; quality of care - the forgotten dimension, Barbara S. Mensch; access to care - more than a problem of distance, Judith Timyan et al; health women's way - learning to listen, Susan Brems and Marcia Griffiths.

About the Author

Marge Koblinsky, an international public health specialist, is presently director of the MotherCare Project with John Snow, Inc. Judith Timyan is director of health programs at Population Services International. Jill Gay, currently a consultant with Bass & Howes, Washington, D.C., consulted with the National Council for International Health on the 1991 conference. Marge Koblinsky, an international public health specialist, is presently director of the MotherCare Project with John Snow, Inc. Judith Timyan is director of health programs at Population Services International. Jill Gay, currently a consultant with Bass & Howes, Washington, D.C., consulted with the National Council for International Health on the 1991 conference. Marge Koblinsky, an international public health specialist, is presently director of the MotherCare Project with John Snow, Inc. Judith Timyan is director of health programs at Population Services International. Jill Gay, currently a consultant with Bass & Howes, Washington, D.C., consulted with the National Council for International Health on the 1991 conference. Marge Koblinsky, an international public health specialist, is presently director of the MotherCare Project with John Snow, Inc. Judith Timyan is director of health programs at Population Services International. Jill Gay, currently a consultant with Bass & Howes, Washington, D.C., consulted with the National Council for International Health on the 1991 conference. Marge Koblinsky, an international public health specialist, is presently director of the MotherCare Project with John Snow, Inc. Judith Timyan is director of health programs at Population Services International. Jill Gay, currently a consultant with Bass & Howes, Washington, D.C., consulted with the National Council for International Health on the 1991 conference.