Week unclouded. Pledges, renewed promises and menopause myths
News can be overwhelming to follow. Important news bites can get lost amongst all the hard and breaking news. Here are a couple of the headlines from this week and beyond that impact women.
Ball set in motion to control social media access for kids
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The ball could have been set in motion for a serious national debate on banning social media for children and young teens. Parents of young students at San Anton School, Malta, launched an initiative to ban children from owning a smartphone until the age of 15, and to ban access to social media until 16.
The initiative, ‘Unplug. Play. Grow’ is calling on parents to pull the same rope by signing a pledge. But the question is: While this is a great first step in the direction to protect children from the known harms of social media… is this enough?
I think the government needs to jump in on this one.
A promise to separate miscarrying women from expectant mums - again!
Women experiencing a miscarriage will be separated from expectant mothers at the state hospital, the government announced this week.
For way too many years, pregnant individuals and those going through pregnancy loss are seen by doctors in the same ward. This is deeply distressing and emotionally overwhelming. Now, following a conference to discuss the introduction of miscarriage leave, government “announced” plans to change the situation.
Great news. But it comes with an “I’ll-believe-it-when-I-see-it” sort of hopeful scepticism - because this had been promised for years. Back in 2022 government said it was in the process of setting up an early pregnancy unit where expectant mothers experiencing problems, such as a miscarriage, will be supported in an area separate from others hosting women in an advanced state of pregnancy or after giving birth.
Three years on - nothing! Recently, it seems to be back on the government radar.
Let’s hope something will materialise his time.
Menopause on the agenda
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Menopause is getting the spotlight it deserves as part of an important topic within the women’s health sphere.
Gynaecologists organised their first symposium on menopause for the public with the aim of dispelling “lots of misinformation and misconceptions” around the subject, Times of Malta reported.
“Women tend to blame menopause for all the ailments they suffer between the ages of 40 and 60, and this is not necessarily the case, said Isabelle Saliba, president of the College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,” the news outlet reported.
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