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An innovative website on pregnancy issues

I’ve been taking a few days of leave with some friends in Bournemouth. While I was there, I was reminded of meeting Jo Alexander, a midwifery lecturer at Bournemouth University. We were both on the program for the Conference at Ormskirk a few weeks ago.

During her presentation, Jo revealed a new website that is well worth adding to your list of favourites. It is the DIPEx site, where personal stories of health and illness can be found, together with evidence based information about the conditions being discussed. There are video clips from patients that describe their feelings, their condition (including signs and symptoms, the treatments they have undergone and their reactions and how their condition has affected heir everyday life. Written transcripts are also available, as well as question and answers, and an area where contributions from the pubic can be added.

It is an innovative site, sponsored by an Oxford-based charity and it has won an award for its outstanding presentation and content. For those who want access to information “out of hours” or to hear what others have experienced, this is a useful starting place.

Personal experiences currently included cover cancers, screening tests, heart disease, neurological conditions, mental health, sexual health and chronic illness. There also sections on pregnancy and women’s health.

Posted by andrea at July 05, 2005 11:36 PM