When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.
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Children who avoid or refuse medical procedures like COVID-19 tests or vaccinations aren’t misbehaving — they need help to manage their fears. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help your child cope.
It’s time to challenge the taken-for-granted use of forceful holding by using creative methods to prepare children for health procedures..
A study found parents who were less distressed were more able to support their child during a medical procedure, and this increased the child’s ability to cope and decreased child distress and pain.
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Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Children's Nursing, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor and Psychologist in Pediatric Pain, University of Calgary
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol