Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Health Care of Women in Military Settings

For the most part, women's health care needs are the same as men's health care needs. Women develop coughs, colds, stomach upsets, contusions, abrasions, and fractures. They need preventative care and immunizations. However, some of their health care needs are different:

• Women have some unique gynecologic and obstetric needs.

• Women may have different vulnerabilities to certain diseases or injuries.

• Women may use health care services differently than men.

Women have needed health care in military settings since war was invented, as combatants or non-combatants. Military settings may vary, but from a medical perspective, they often have three common characteristics:

• Medical providers are isolated.

• Medical resources are limited.

• Operational circumstances may influence the provision of medical care.

This manual is designed to guide physicians, nurses, and corpsmen and other health care providers in the safe and effective care of women in these settings.

Home: The front page of Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology. This is where you are now.

Instructions: How to use this CD.

Problem Solver: For those seeking help with a specific problem, this will take you directly to the area of the CD dealing with that problem.

Operational OB-GYN Manual - Electronic Version: This is the latest edition of the Navy manual, Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology. This edition has been enriched with over 700 images and five new chapters.

Operational OB-GYN Manual - Standard Version: This is the 2nd Edition of the written manual, Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology. It is 267 pages in length, written in Microsoft Word, in 8 1/2 x 11" format. Use it for getting a broader view of OB-GYN issues than just solving a specific problem.

Operational OB-GYN Manual - Field Version: This is the same manual, but abbreviated in scope, size and weight. It fits easily in a BDU pocket.

GMO Manual: The General Medical Officer Manual is a useful guide to health care of men and women in operational settings.

CDC Protocols: These are the current (1998) protocols from the Center for Disease Control for women's health problems.

Humanitarian Assistance: Sometimes, military health care providers are called upon to provide aid to non-combatants, refugees, and prisoners of war.  

Image Gallery: Here are many photographs and illustrations, important for a clearer understanding of women's health issues.

Video Gallery: Several video clips have been provided on this CD to give greater insight into specific issues than still pictures can provide. This gallery contains all of these videos.

DOD Instructions: This is a listing of official U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and other Department of  Defense Instructions deal with many aspects of women's health care.

Phone Consultation: Need an OB-GYN consultation in a hurry? This is a listing of  U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force Hospitals around the world with OB-GYN specialists, their main phone number, and the Labor/Delivery phone number.

Correspondence Course: Earn Continuing Medical Education credits and retirement points by taking this correspondence course in Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Operational OB-GYN Lectures: A series of lectures in the operational medicine application of standard OB-GYN training. These have been used at the Surface Warfare Medical Officer Indoctrination Course (SWMOIC), the Undersea Medical Officer Candidate School (UMOCS), and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS)

Basic Training in Women's Health Care: Curriculum and images from DOD Medical training programs.

Forms: Useful forms for providing health care to women in operational settings.

Acknowledgments: The many individuals who contributed to the creation of Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Ordering Information: Copies of the CD-ROM, Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2nd Edition (NAVMEDPUB 6300-2C) are no longer available for order.

Contents -  Introduction -  Medical Support of Women in Field Environments -  The Prisoner of War Experience -  Routine Care -  Pap Smears -  Human Papilloma Virus -  Contraception -  Birth Control Pills -  Vulvar Disease -  Vaginal Discharge -  Abnormal Bleeding -  Menstrual Problems -  Abdominal Pain -  Urination Problems -  Menopause -  Breast Problems -  Sexual Assault -  Normal Pregnancy -  Abnormal Pregnancy -  Normal Labor and Delivery -  Problems During Labor and Delivery -  Care of the Newborn

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