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An expert resource for medical professionals
Provided FREE as a service to women’s health

The Alliance for
Global Women’s Medicine
A worldwide fellowship of health professionals working together to
promote, advocate for and enhance the Welfare of Women everywhere

The Global Library of Women’s Medicine
Clinical guidance and resources

A vast range of expert online resources. A FREE and entirely CHARITABLE site to support women’s healthcare professionals

The Global Academy of Women’s Medicine
Teaching, research and Diplomates Association

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B. Contraception and sexual health

C. Getting pregnant and early pregnancy issues

  • Preparing for pregnancy
  • Bleeding and pain in early pregnancy
  • Infertility – difficulty in getting pregnant

D. Pregnancy

E. Childbirth

G. Women's health in later years

The Welfare of Women (WoW) Global Health Programme

Educational videos and information for women, communities and families in different languages

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Prepared by a team of over 30 expert clinicians from seven different countries, under the Editorship of Dr Kate Lightly (University of Liverpool) – supported by a Specialist Editorial Board:

Dr Anna Graham, Kings College Hospital, London – Dr Rosemary Townsend, University of Edinburgh – Dr Lydia Alice Hawker, University of Liverpool – Professor William Parry-Smith, Keele University – Dr Alice Norah Ladur, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine – Dr Jo Welsh, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Madeleine Upham, University of Liverpool, UK

Translations kindly verified by: Dr Amanda Hertika (Indonesian), Dr Shammi Isanka (Sinhalese), Dr Wellington Martins (Brazilian Portuguese) and Dr Sanjeevni Sawale (Hindi)

The cost of producing this resource has been funded, in part, by GSK thanks to the provision of a generous and unrestricted educational grant. GSK has had no editorial input or control over the content of these materials.