Improving communication between mothers and health systems will grow cost-effective, potentially scalable health impact. By developing an approach of how health systems and mothers can communicate to increase mutual understanding, a "health language" that is grounded in mothers' reproductive life narratives can be developed to help bridge the long-standing gap in how health systems and mothers engage.
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October 2014
Background: Leg varicose veins are associated with pelvic venous reflux in approximately 20% of women who have had children. However, most venous units do not routinely look for pelvic venous reflux or treat it. We aimed to investigate what proportion of patients with recurrent varicose veins and a history of open surgery have pelvic venous reflux as a major contributing cause of their recurrence.
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