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Midwives' Perception Towards Male Partners' Involvement in Labour Companionship: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2307-2319, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Labour companionship is a recommendation by WHO that health authorities enable women to choose a companion during labour to ensure a safe and dignified labour experience for the birthing woman. However, most healthcare facilities in low‐ and middle‐income countries do not necessarily consider this maternal need, which hampers a ...
Tulian Chen, Yajing Wang, Zexuan Xu, Ting Wang, Tingting Fan, Guorong Jiang   +5 more
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The Discrimination of Women in Buddhism: An Ethical Analysis

OALib, 2017
Position of women in Buddhism has been debated for a long time. In my article, I will try to figure out the real situation of women in Buddhism. I will discuss something about sexism in Buddhist religion. There seem to be many difficulties that women following Buddhism are facing. I will highlight some of them in my article.
Archana Paudel, Qun Dong
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Prevalence and predictors of help-seeking for women exposed to spousal violence in India – a cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background Spousal violence against women is prevalent in India (29%). Studies from various countries have shown that few women exposed to intimate partner violence or spousal violence seek help, especially in low-income countries.
Malin Leonardsson, Miguel San Sebastian
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Chinese Buddhist Nuns in the Twentieth Century: A Case Study in Wuhan

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2015
In this paper, through working at the intersection of the works on nationalism and women, and the literature on Buddhist nuns during the Republican period, I aim to take up questions of gender relations in the broader studies of Buddhism and Buddhist ...
Yuan Yuan
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Beatrice Lane Suzuki (1875–1939)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Beatrice Lane Suzuki was the American born wife of renowned Zen scholar Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. Until very recently, nothing beyond this had been written about her.
Judith Snodgrass
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Gender and Buddhist Doctrine

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Women have been part of Buddhism since its inception in India, both as nuns and laity. As the tradition progressed, both within India and beyond, texts and traditions emerged that are or can be perceived as negative towards women.
Alice Collett
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Doctrinal and Lived Suffering

Approaching Religion
This article examines the experiences of Thai women living in Finland, addressing a significant gap in research regarding their perspectives on the challenges they face in a new environment, particularly through the lens of Buddhism.
Mitra Härkönen
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Như Thanh (1911–1999)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Bhikṣuṇī Như Thanh (1911–1999) was an ordained Vietnamese Buddhist nun, leader, and teacher who significantly influenced Vietnamese Buddhism and the development of the Southern Vietnamese Buddhist Nuns’ Sangha.
Ninh Thị Sinh
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The saga of women’s status in ancient Indian civilization

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2019
Foundation of human civilization and endorsement of its potency are the consequences of prolonged women endeavor, which through its history of superiority and confinement, convey the picturesque of civilization.
Pal Bhaswati
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Women and Buddhism in America [PDF]

, 1985
Gesshin Myoko Midwer trained as a Zen nun for 15 years under Rinzai Zen Masters both in the United States and Japan. She has been director of several Zen monasteries in America and is founder of the International Zen Institute of America. Well known as a spiritual teacher in the United States and Europe, she travels frequently giving lectures ...
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