Resources
NOVA Women's Healthcare is committed to providing our patients with information and confidence to make an informed choice. In this endeavor, we are pleased to provide online resources for our patients interested in pursuing additional insight about their personal questions and concerns.
Abortion
NAF (National Abortion Federation)
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. Like other members of NAF, the doctors and staff of NOVA Women's Healthcare believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers.
Planned Parenthood
http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Planned Parenthood promotes a commonsense approach to women's health and well-being, based on respect for each individual's right to make informed, independent decisions about sex, health, and family planning.
Abortion: Which Method is Right for Me?
http://www.pregnancyoptions.info/whichmethod.htm
This online workbook from PregnancyOptions.info helps you understand the choices you can consider after you have decided on abortion as the answer to an unexpected pregnancy.
Abortion Care Network
http://www.abortioncarenetwork.org/
The Abortion Care Network connects the abortion care community by creating educational and networking opportunities to increase respect for women and challenge stigma surrounding abortion. We are committed to supporting the work of independent abortion care providers while encouraging the training of the next generation.
Birth Control, Contraception
Abstinence... the Condom
http://abstinencethecondom.com/
A funny but serious take on abstinence... the condom.
Ann Roses's Ultimate Birth Control Links Page
http://www.ultimatebirthcontrol.com
Extensive links to as much information as possible for individuals of all ages to make informed decisions about sexual activity and potential childbearing.
Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers
http://www.infoforhealth.org/globalhandbook
Published by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the book offers clinic-based health care professionals in developing countries the latest guidance on providing contraceptive methods. It is offered in HTML and MS Word in English, Arablic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and Russian.
The Emergency Contraception Website
http://ec.princeton.edu/index.html
The Emergency Contraception Website is operated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. This website provides accurate information about Emergency Contraception.
Patient Care
The Patient Care Partnership
http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/Communicating-With-Patients/pt-care-partnership.html
This brochure from the American Hospital Association informs patients about what they should expect during their hospital stay with regard to their rights and responsibilities. You'll find the brochures in the following languages: English, Arablic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Pregnancy
Womanshealth.gov/pregnancy
http://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy
Womanshealth.gov, a product of The National Women's Health Information Center, provides important information about pregnancy and motherhood.
The Virginia Department of Health, Division of Women's and Infant's Health
The Virginia Department of Health, Division of Women’s and Infant’s Health has important information for educating young adults about the benefits of having children within a marriage and educating young parents about raising healthy babies.
Pro-Choice Organizations
NARAL
NARAL Pro-Choice America is a non-profit organization that provides information, tools, and inspiration.
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice brings the moral power of religious communities to ensure reproductive choice through education and advocacy. The Coalition seeks to give clear voice to the reproductive issues of people of color, those living in poverty, and other underserved populations.
WACDTF
The Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force is an all-volunteer, non-violent group founded in the 1980s to promote peaceful and safe access to women's health clinics in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Women's Health
The Alan Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute endeavors to advance sexual and reproductive health in the United States and worldwide through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, promote sound policy and program development and, ultimately, inform individual decision making.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to...
- Serving as a strong advocate for quality health care for women.
- Maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education for its members.
- Promoting patient education and stimulating patient understanding of and involvement in medical care.
- Increasing awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women's health care.
Engender Health
http://www.engenderhealth.org/
EngenderHealth is an international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world's poorest communities. EngenderHealth empowers people to make informed choices about contraception, trains health providers to make motherhood safer, promotes gender equity, enhances the quality of HIV and AIDS services, and advocates for positive policy change. NOVA Women's Healthcare is proud to contribute to this important non-profit.
Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health (JIWH) is a nonprofit organization working to improve health care for women through research, dialogue, and information dissemination. NOVA Women's Healthcare is proud to contribute to this important institution.