Pregnant women face many choices that will affect the pregnancy, birth experience and life as a new mother. Our bodies, ourselves, american book on womens health, first published in 1970 and followed by eight revised and updated editions, with the last appearing in 2011. Please note that as of june 2018 obos is no longer able to update our health content. The boston womens health book collective also known as our bodies ourselves aims to empower women by providing information about health, sexuality, and reproduction. Informing and inspiring women across generations by boston womens health book collective at indigo. Our bodies, ourselves by the boston womens health book collective, claims to have served as a way for women, across ethnic, racial, religious and geographical boundaries, to start examining their health from a perspective that will bring about change. While obos is famous for its voice in policy, advocacy, and educational efforts related to womens health, they see their role as a global content provider as paramount.
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