International policy initiatives have highlighted the need to include older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the provision of appropriate health and social care. However, empirical studies in the ...

Globally, there is an imperative in providing access to appropriate and responsive healthcare for all citizens (World Health Organization, 2016). There is an increased interest in how these concerns extend to wider populations ...

Pregnancy brings joy to most women’s lives. However, some women do not enjoy their pregnancy, due to physical and/or emotional health problems, or social circumstances such as being in a relationship characterised by ...

Background: Over the past three decades the life expectancy of people with Down syndrome (DS) has dramatically increased with improvements in health service delivery, better knowledge, health care and advocacy. With increased ...

Background Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between commonly used childbirth interventions and adverse ...

Introduction Following a period of hospitalization, the transition to home can result in increased vulnerability and a source of stress for mental health service users. Readmission rates have been suggested as one indicator ...

In order to understand the reasons for the rapid growth of eugenics in late nineteenth century Britain and the U.S.A, one must first take account of the influence which the industrial and scientific revolution was ...

Maternal health and Maternal Morbidity in Ireland (MAMMI) study: findings from the Urinary incontinence (UI) Strand of a multi-phase cohort study and a systematic review and meta-analysis of UI