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Primodos: First New Zealand woman publically shares her story
Robyn Hughes, is the first NZ woman to publicly share her story about the effects taking Primodos had on her son. See the article here.See a video interview of a British woman who’s daughter was born with defects after taking Primodos in the 1960s here.Get in touch with Women
Continue Reading →Surgical mesh: patients ‘totally failed’ by health system
Pressure is mounting on the Government to take action on surgical mesh complications to protect patients and compensate victims.”I wish we would realise that the ACC and Health and Disability Commission (HDC) system may work in some situations, but in this situation it has total
Continue Reading →Working women four times more likely to stop breastfeeding without employer support
August 06, 2015
A new study undertaken by Women’s Health Action has found clear and significant differences between the length of time working mothers spend breastfeeding, and the support offered in the workplace.See the results of the study here: Breastfeeding at Work Employees Survey Breastfeeding
Continue Reading →Breastfeeding Celebrated Nationwide at The Big Latch On
From en-masse marae sit-ins and mum ‘n bub coffee groups in city malls, to a mammillary gathering on a pig farm and a maternal meeting at a cheese factory, Big Latch On events celebrate the all-important role breast feeding plays in babies’ lives, and on 31 July and 1 August there wil
Continue Reading →NGO’s are bringing abuse against elder women out of the shadows.
Women’s Health Action are partnering with the Mental Health Foundation, Bank of New Zealand, Age Concern, Te Oranga Kaumātua Kuia Disability Support Services and Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust to talk about elder abuse.Women’s Health Action Director, Julie Radford-Poupard says the Cart
Continue Reading →Epidemic of poor body image in young people highlights urgent need for New Zealand investment.
‘New Zealand has an epidemic of poor body image which is harming our young people’s health’ says Julie Radford-Poupard, Director of Women’s Health Action.Two thirds of young women in New Zealand secondary schools are unhappy or very happy about their weight and are dieting. A third a
Continue Reading →Helen Clark receives inaugural Women’s Health Rights Award
September 23, 2014
Helen Clark was honoured as the first recipient of the Women’s Health Rights Award at the 121st Woman’s Suffrage event held in Auckland tonight.The award acknowledges the considerable impact Ms Clark has made to the lives of women and children in Aotearoa.The event also celebrated 30
Continue Reading →Women all over New Zealand will join forces in celebration of breastfeeding, taking part in The Big Latch On, the 2nd and 3rd of August.
The Women’s Health Action initiative – now in its 10th year – will see thousands of women from different cultures and backgrounds simultaneously breastfeeding their babies in public events nationwide.Women’s Health Action Maternal and Child Health promoter, Isis McKay says
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