Editorial: Resistance and Possibility: the Struggle to Preserve Normal Birth

Dr. najmeh maharlouei must be congratulated for initiating the publication of this quarterly journal, women’s health bulletin. the bulletin will provide a forum for an exploration of significant issues relating to women’s health, offer a further venue for academic publications on the subject, and encourage healthy debate, reflection and discussion. the third international iranian conference on women’s health was held this may in the beautiful and historic city of shiraz. the conference brought together many clinicians, academics and health policy experts for meaningful dialogue about health issues that iranian women face. i laud the conference organizers for their vision and the execution of a very successful conference. the quality of much of the research presented was impressive and the earnest desire of the speakers to make a difference for iranian women was evident.