Invisible exports: why do Irish-born women in Britain have higher rates of mental illness than both indigenous and other immigrant women

Article Abstract:

Irish born women in the UK have higher rates of psychiatric admissions than other immigrant groups, and they are often treated by health professionals as if they were native to Britain, with little recognition of their cultural and racial needs. There is a high rate of schizophrenia amongst Irish people, regardless of where they live, and there is a belief that living amongst large Irish communities protects against psychiatric illness. Emigration is also thought to be a cause of stress leading to mental illness, but research findings into the high rate of psychiatric morbidity for women from Ireland are inconclusive.

Health aspects, Surveys, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Irish (European people), Irish

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Born in the USSR

Article Abstract:

A visit to the Ott Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Petersburg, Russia has revealed inadequate hygiene standards. Facilities and resources are inadequate. Nurses must implement an outdated state disinfection policy. Extensive use of hypochlorite has damaged equipment and furnishings. However, aseptic techniques are applied in the preparation of intravenous fluids and baby feeds.

Hospitals, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia

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To the water born

Article Abstract:

Jenny had her first baby as a water birth at Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, UK in 1990. Water births are increasing in popularity, despite limited research into the possible benefits or risks. The labour and delivery of baby and afterbirth are detailed. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of water during labour are detailed in a related article.

Case studies, Childbirth, Delivery (Childbirth)

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