3 Pääkirjoitus
4 Ajankohtaista
6 HPV-omanäytteenotto on uusi tapa osallistua kohdunkaulasyövän seulontaan
9 Päättäjä piinapenkissä: Lotta Hamari
10 Tutkimusnäyttö tukee laajempaa rintasyövän seulontaa
15 Suojaako imetys rintasyövältä?
16 Viimesilaus matkalla terveeksi
20 Synnytysten medikalisoituminen Suomessa: mitä rekisterit kertovat
24 Ledare
25 En möjlighet som inte får förbises
28 Vertaisuudessa on voimaa
32 ”Afrikkalainen nainen ei tunne kipua” – Kokemuksia harjoittelusta Namibiassa
35 Kätilötieteellinen kolumni
36 Kohdunrungon syöpä – yleistyvä elintasosairaus?
39 Kätilöopiskelijan ääni
40 Kätilötyö kattaa koko naisen elämänkaaren– näkyikö se ICM 2026 -konferenssissa?
43 Käyräkulma: Mount Everest kohdussa – mitä napavaltimoveren pH-arvo kertoo?
47 Kätilön kirjahylly
48 Kätilöstä on moneksi: Ilona Fröjd
50 Kätilölehden kulisseissa
51 Uutisia
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Hannakaisa Niela-Vilen: Suojaako imetys rintasyövältä?
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