Electronic Databases

• EbscoHost Research Databases
• ProQuest

Electronic Journals

• BioMed_Central (Free)
• bmj.com - Reproductive Medicine (Free)
• FreeMedicalJournals.Com(Free)
• Hardin MD - selected free ejournals(Free)
• HighWire Press (Free)
• Internet journal of gynecology and obstetrics
• Journal of Medical Information Research (JMIR)
• Public Library of Science(Free)
• PubMedCentral (Free)

Many journals in this field, (some of which provide full text), are available from EBSCO HOST and ProQuest databases. You can access these from the library's home page (or above) by selecting databases from the menu. To find relevant journals in Ebsco Host click on the publications tab, and type in key words such as "obstetrics or gynecology" in the Browse publications box. Remember to select the b tab, and type in your key words.

Internet resources

• Benign breast disease and breast cancer tutorial (online textbook)
• BUBL LINK: GYNAECOLOGY. A classified subject gateway with a number of links to resources in medicine.
• Digital workshop in vulvo-vaginal pathology (a digital histopathology workshop)
• FERTI.NET.(Worldwide Fertility Network) Provides abstracts from published research in fertility studies, current news and research on infertility.
• The fertility lounge
• The fetus.net
• Hardin Meta Directory – gynaecology and obstetrics
• MED STUDENT CAFE. Provides educational resources for students of medicine. Special area of the site deals with obstetrics and gynaecology.
• MEDIC8.COM - Obstetrics and Gynaecology- U.K. Medical Search Engine health website Directory.
• Merck Manual of diagnosis and therapy – Section 18-Obstetrics and gynaecology
• NeLH - National Electronic Library for Health
• OB-ULTRASOUND.NET. Covers all aspects of the use of ultrasound in pregnancy
• OBGYN.NET. Provides educational resources in obstetrics and gynaecology for medical professionals.
• OMNI - is the U.K's premier gateway to quality evaluated internet resources in health and Medicine and forms part of the BIOME service for life sciences. "Sites have been selected, evaluated and described by subject specialists."
  OMNI - Gynaecology
  OMNI - Obstetrics
• Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology - 2nd Edition (online textbook)
• Surgical Emergencies in Obstetrics & Gynecology (on line textbook)
• University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, Fourth Edition, Chapter 14 – Obstetrics (online textbook)
• Women's Health Information. Covers topics on pregnancy, investigations, complications etc. Some areas of the site are targeted to medical students, and doctors work in the field of Obgyn.

Academic Dept./Assoc./Institutions

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• American Society for reproductive Medicine
• Medical Association of Jamaica
• National Cancer institute
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

 

Liaison Librarian: Cheryl Kean
Email: cheryl.kean@uwimona.edu.jm