Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

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“Community members question me and flaunt their children before me”: A call for psychosocial support for women with infertility in Northern Ghana	40
Midwife Educators’ perceptions of the efficacy of the Objective Structured clinical assessment of life-saving interventions - a qualitative interview study in Bangladesh	39
Colombian adolescents’ preferences for independently accessing sexual and reproductive health services: A cross-sectional and bioethics analysis	35
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals	33
Prevalence and predictors of depression in Jordanian women post-hysterectomy: A multi-centre cross-sectional study	26
Reforming professional identity: experiences of internationally educated midwives in a Swedish bridging program – A qualitative study	23
Assessment of menstrual material needs as a measure of health and menstrual equity in the postpartum period	16
The Cisnormative Blindspot Explained: Healthcare Experiences of Trans Men and Non-Binary Persons and the accessibility to inclusive sexual & reproductive Healthcare, an integrative review	16
The importance of patient-centered contraceptive care: Linking provider contraceptive coercion to patient psychological distress and mental well-being	16
Medical student perceptions of clinical abortion training opportunities across the United States	15
Exploring the concept of unmet need within sexual and reproductive health in England: A qualitative Delphi exercise	15
Family planning practices and women’s impression of the reproductive life plan in Eswatini	14
Bearing the burden of spill-over effects: Living with a woman affected by symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse after vaginal birth – from a partner’s perspective	14
Exposure to violence and associated factors among abortion-seeking women – A multicentre study in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic	13
Perceptions of the Black population on fertility care: A scoping review	12
Challenges to implement evidence-based midwifery care in Bangladesh. An interview study with medical doctors mentoring health care providers	12
Strengthening healthcare delivery in Rwanda: Implementation science training for reproductive health researchers	12
Introducing tranexamic acid into the protocol for management of post-partum haemorrhage: An observational study using repeated cross-sectional analysis	12
Recommendations for improving maternal health services in Indonesian primary care under the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a systematic review and appraisal of international guidelines	11
WITHDRAWN: Letter to the editor	11
Violence among pregnant women in Denmark from 2019 to 2021 – A hospital-based cross-sectional study	10
Negative childbirth experience – what matters most? a register-based study of risk factors in three time periods during pregnancy	10
Perceptions of family planning among some Somali men living in Sweden: A phenomenographic study	10
The problem with “unprotected” sex	10
A qualitative exploration of the client-provider relationship and its role in discussing sexual health and HIV among African American women in the US South	10

Response to Whop and Butler	9
Healthcare, socioeconomic and obstetric factors associated with the excess of cesarean sections in 880,000 births from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9
The understanding of dynamic birth positions for women in labor and childbirth – A hybrid concept analysis	9
Exercise in early pregnancy among women with migraine: A hospital-based cross-sectional study	9
Overuse of intrapartum CTG monitoring in low-risk women in Norway	9
Balancing midwifery values with rural reality: Swedish midwives’ views of midwifery continuity of care – A qualitative study	8
Maternal factors associated with labor dystocia in low-risk nulliparous women. A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
An important task: Midwives’ experiences of identifying children at risk of neglect	8
Women’s experiences with hypnobirth – A qualitative study	8
Sexual & reproductive healthcare	8
Exploring symptom clusters across the menopausal stages – systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Is enhanced, structured prenatal counseling in third trimester associated with postpartum contraceptive uptake?	8
Women’s experiences of continuity of care from student midwives – A qualitative study from Norway	8
Women’s perceptions of biological causes and potentials of genomic risk markers in postpartum depression: A qualitative study	8
Letter to the Editor: A socio-cultural point of view on “the problem with unprotected sex”	8
The tipping point of antenatal engagement: A qualitative grounded theory in Tanzania and Zambia	8
Induction of labor in twin pregnancies – A retrospective cohort study	8
Investigating the effect of mindfulness counselling on sexual functioning of women with premenstrual syndrome	8
Childbirth experience questionnaire 2 – Icelandic translation and validation	8
Contraceptive use and consistency and the role of deferred action for childhood arrivals: A cross-sectional survey of undocumented young adults	8
The need for preconception care: Australian women’s health beliefs, expectations, and trust in healthcare	7
Exploring perceptions of vulnerability among women facing psychosocial adversity before, during and after pregnancy: A qualitative interview-study using thematic analysis	7
Storytelling in midwifery: ‘Not just for entertainment’	7
Veganism during pregnancy: Exploring experiences and needs of women following a plant-based diet	7
Continuation of post-coital intrauterine contraceptive devices beyond index cycle at Sexual Health Sheffield	7
“The Best of Both Worlds” a content analysis of midwives’ perspectives on using ultrasound for labour progress assessment	7
Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study	7
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Swedish version of the female genital self-image scale	7
pre-SUCCECS: Lessons learned from implementing resuscitation and stabilisation with an intact cord during caesarean sections – Focus group discussions with implementation teams	7
Core recommendations of effective preconception counselling services in low-and-middle-income countries – A scoping review	7
Obstetric, child health outcomes, trends and readmissions for term women birthing in South-West Sydney (2001–2016): A linked data population-based study	6
Women’s experiences with long journeys to the nearest birthing facility and midwife accompaniment service: A qualitative study	6
Key influences on women’s decisions for vaginal birth following a previous caesarean section: A qualitative study	6
Psychosocial well-being and diabetes distress in the transition to motherhood among women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes	6
Social disparities in delivery choice among patients with history of cesarean	6
The prevalence and effect of traumatic childbirth witnessed by midwifery students: A quantitative study	6
Exploring Australian midwives’ approaches to labour pain and workplace realities: Philosophies in practice	6
Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel modeling	6
Development of a tool to analyse what resources are needed to implement a midwife-led care framework- the MIDWIZE conceptual framework	6
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees − a cluster randomised trial evaluating sick leave	6
Fertility attitudes and intentions among postgraduate female and male students in China: A qualitative focus group study	6
The pathways to reproductive health education for women with physical disabilities in vietnam	6
“The ignored pain” - experiences of encounters with healthcare from the perspective of women with pain persisting after childbirth - a qualitative study	6
Legalisation of termination of pregnancy in Ireland and the development of a service between primary and secondary care	5
The impact of infertility on the mental health of women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment	5
Unveiling reproductive choices: Knowledge and practices of emergency contraceptive pills among the female factory workers in Sri Lanka	5
Swedish women’s experiences of menopausal transition: A focus group study	5
Associations between cervical dilatation on admission and mode of delivery, a cohort study of Norwegian nulliparous women	5
Navigating child adoption decision among women with infertility in Southern Ghana	5
Use of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term: A national survey of Norwegian birth units	5

Factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the City birth Trauma Scale- Slovak version	5
Trust in provider and stigma during second-trimester abortion	5
The impact of virtual reality on pain management during normal labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
The interplay of structural and external factors for strengthening midwifery education in Indonesia	5
Women’s and healthcare providers’ experiences of contraceptive counselling: a qualitative systematic review	5
Investigating the associations between early labour onset symptoms and self-diagnosed labour onset in a cohort study of primiparas	5
The association between exclusive breastfeeding and quality of care and maternal factors in a tertiary maternity hospital in Finland: A cross-sectional study	5
Factors related to delays in obtaining contraception among pregnancy-capable adults in New York state during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CAP study	5
Experiences of expressed human milk feeding: A qualitative study	5
A content analysis of twitter backlash to Georgia’s abortion ban	5
Assessment of delayed termination of pregnancy in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, 2019–21	5
‘Goodbye and good luck’ Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study	5
The experience of working alone as midwives in small-scale municipalities – a qualitative study with emphasis on professional loneliness	5
Testing the feasibility of a translated and culturally adapted person-centred training programme in maternal and newborn healthcare in Democratic Republic of Congo: A process evaluation	5
The role of school-based health centers in providing long-active reversible contraceptive care to adolescents in New York City	5
Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis	5
What skills do New Zealand clinicians have to provide first trimester abortion in primary care and are they willing?	4
Factors associated with persistent sexual dysfunction and pain 12 months postpartum	4
Maternity care providers’ attitudes and beliefs toward weight and body size during pregnancy: A cross-sectional survey	4
Nulliparous women’s lived experiences of the prolonged passive stage of labour: A thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology	4
Uncovering the rural–urban gap in determinants of infant mortality in Punjab-Pakistan	4
Editorial Board	4
In what ways does maternity care in Australia align with the values and principles of the national maternity strategy? A scoping review	4
Trends in menstrual cycle symptoms, physical activity avoidance, and hormonal contraceptive use in a general population of adult women	4
Medical tourism for late abortion: Women’s profile and circumstances. A quantitative study among women who travelled within Europe for late abortion	4
Trajectories of contraception before pregnancy and after medication abortion among women accessing clinic vs pharmacy services in Ghana	4
“Death is a sensitive topic when you are surrounded by life”: Nurses experiences with pregnancy loss	4
Facilitators and barriers for digital screening and a supportive intervention within antenatal care among danish pregnant women facing intimate partner violence: A qualitative study nested in the STOP	4
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy – Prevalence and associations with women’s health: A cross-sectional study	4
Women experiencing the second stage of labour for the first time: A qualitative free-text analysis within the Oneplus trial	4
Impact of covid-19 on group b streptococcus colonization prevalence and pregnancy outcomes: A single-center retrospective study	4
Years of life lost due to unintentional drug overdose among perinatal individuals in the United States	4
Women’s experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth: A qualitative study	4
Distance to abortion facilities and depressive symptoms among reproductive-aged women of color after Dobbs	4
Trends in HIV sexual prevention: Attitudinal beliefs and behavioral intention in Spanish young people over the past two decades (1999–2020)	4
Twin birth: The maternal experience	4
Digital midwifery care – Blurring boundaries and finding new paths for midwifery care during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study on Swedish midwives’ experiences	4
Birth satisfaction and symptoms of childbirth related PTSD among women in Iceland: A population-based study	4
Student midwives' perspectives of women's sexual and reproductive health literacy in Turkey	4
Experiences of implementing and working with obstetric emergency triage: A qualitative study among Swedish midwifes, auxiliary nurses, and obstetricians	4
Women’s experiences of consent to induction of labour: A qualitative study	4
Developing the midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: A mixed methods study in six European midwifery units	4
Costs and intermediate outcomes for the implementation of evidence-based practices of midwifery under a MIDWIZE framework in an urban health facility in Nairobi, Kenya	4
Norwegian midwiveś experiences of encounter and support women with fear of childbirth during birth	4
Reproductive and sexual health effects of intimate partner violence: A longitudinal and intergenerational analysis	4
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy and its association with spontaneous preterm birth	4
Evaluating the moderating role of accredited social health activists on adverse birth outcomes in rural India	4
Emergency medical technicianś experiences of assignments with women in labour	4
Contraceptive-induced amenorrhea: An exploratory study of perceptions among a reproductive-age urban Southern California population	4
Every two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth – We are failing mothers	4
Labour ward midwives’ experiences of remote video calls with women during early labour	3
The impact of caller characteristics on levonorgestrel emergency contraception access in West Virginia community pharmacies	3
Women’s experiences of giving birth in healthcare facilities in India -A systematic literature review of qualitative research	3
Domestic violence and pregnancy intendedness: A cross-sectional study in Nepal	3
Postnatal quietness - the dilemma of visiting hours. A qualitative interview study with maternity care staff	3
Inter-generational impact: Exploring the influence of older sister-in-law’s contraceptive choices on her peer contraception adoption in India	3
Disparities in postnatal depression and anxiety screening: Results from a cross sectional survey of Maternal and Child health nurses in Victoria, Australia	3
Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement	3
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees – A protocol of a cluster randomized trial	3
Proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase – A randomized, controlled clinical trial	3
Discrimination against Roma women during childbirth? Unraveling the underlying effects of ethnic and socio-economic factors	3
Women’s experiences of being assisted by two midwives during the active second stage of labour: Secondary outcomes from the Oneplus trial	3
Women-centered care is safe care	3
Navigating grief Pedagogy in Midwifery: Insights from interviews with clinical midwifery educators	3
The regulation and practice of midwifery prescribing around the world: A scoping review of regulations and literature	3
Gender norms, contraceptive use, and intimate partner violence: A six-country analysis	3
“Using contraceptives is abandoning our culture”: A qualitative study of contraceptive use among Somali women in Finland	3
Solo mothers’ by choice experiences during pregnancy and early parenthood: Thoughts and feelings related to maternal health-services	3
The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice in the first six months of life and its associated factors in Nepal: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Exploring barriers to abortion access: Medical students’ intentions, attitudes and exposure to abortion	3
Condom non-use among adolescents: Prevalence and associated factors among school-going adolescents from 58 countries	3
Maternal positions in childbirth – A cohort study of labouring women’s movements and body positions the last 24 hours before birth	3
Time to pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of spontaneous pregnancies	3
Combining the antenatal risk questionnaire and the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale as a psychosocial risk assessment tool in Danish antenatal care. A descriptive study	3
We have almost accepted child spacing. Let's wait on family planning and limiting children': Focus group discussions among young people with tertiary education in Somalia	3
Birth Control use in People who had an Abortion in the Southeast Region of the United States	3
The epistemic injustice of racialised maternal care	3
Community-based integrated intervention for skilled maternal health care utilization in riverine remote areas, Bangladesh	3
A low cesarean section rate is not a reason for overusing CTG	3
School health-care team members’ reflections of their promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): Important but neglected	3

Socio-demographic associations with pregnancy loss among Bakiga and Indigenous Batwa women in Southwestern Uganda	3
Combining the antenatal risk questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal depression scale as a psychosocial risk assessment tool in Danish antenatal care. A descriptive study	2
Reframing underserved young women’s access to reproductive services: Extending Wier et al.’s review through a life-course, gender-inclusive and digital lens	2
Assessing the Unmet Preconception Care Needs of Men in the United States by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity	2
Corrigendum to “Implementing an internet-based capacity building program for interdisciplinary midwifery-led teams in Ethiopia, Kenya Malawi and Somalia” [Sex. Reprod. Healthcare 30 (2021) 100670]	2
“Being at home instead of going to the hospital is Great” − how partners experience telemonitoring of the fetal heart rate during pregnancy – A qualitative interview study	2
Perceived associations between the menstrual cycle and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative interview study exploring lived experiences	2
A mixed methods study investigating sources of fertility and reproductive health information in the UK	2
We’re guessing: The data crisis in maternal mortality research in the United States	2
Women’s experiences of maternal near miss: Qualitative findings from Malawi	2
Reading the comments: An exploratory quantitative analysis of YouTube comments in response to abortion plotlines on fictional television programs	2
“But I’m not a professional” − How women with high-risk pregnancies voice the experiences of home-based telemonitoring; a qualitative interview study	2
Thoughts and experiences of well-educated fathers about their role when breastfeeding difficulties arose	2
The conclusion of CTG overuse is not justified	2
Teenagers’ and young adults’ sexual behaviour and its associations with exposure to violence, among visitors at a Youth Centre in Sweden	2
Using process-oriented groups reflections with health care providers to improve childbirth care in the Democratic Republic of Congo – An implementation study	2
Weight stigma in maternity care	2
Vietnamese midwives' experiences of working in maternity care – A qualitative study in the Hanoi region	2
Maternal and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: A retrospective study	2
Knowledge, challenges, and standard of care of young women with ADHD at Swedish youth clinics	2
Midwifery research: A vital catalyst for addressing gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare	2
Maternal and neonatal outcomes of membrane stripping in rural canadian group B Streptococcus-colonized pregnancies	2
Pilot study for a preconception educational intervention for people with mobility disabilities	2
A Kazakhstan perspective on “The vital role of birth centers in modern maternity care”	2
Parent-infant closeness and care practices during therapeutic hypothermia in Swedish neonatal intensive care units	2
Midwifery care for late termination of pregnancy: Integrative review	2
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, and maternal breastfeeding attitudes before and after the baby-friendly hospital initiative: A quasi-experimental study	2
What sexual and reproductive health issues do young people want to discuss with a doctor, and why haven’t they done so? Findings from an online survey	2
HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish contexts	2
‘Taking Care’: A qualitative study of emerging adult-aged women’s sexual and reproductive health definitions	2
Work motivation among midwives in medium-sized labour wards in Denmark – An interview study	2
Do Indonesian midwifery-led birth units provide safe, accessible care? A secondary analysis of demographic health survey cross-sectional data	2
Geographic disparities in antenatal care utilization in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia using demographic and health survey data: A small area estimation approach	2
“It didn’t turn out as I imagined” − Women’s lived experiences of giving birth to a child born in a persistent occiput posterior position	2
The impact of abortion doulas on women and providers’ outcomes: An integrative review of the evidence	2
Male or female sterilization - the decision making process: Counselling and regret	2
Difficulties of nurses and midwives in caring for refugee mothers: A qualitative study	2
Women’s experiences of participating in a digital continuity of care model designed for fear of birth in a rural setting	2
The lived experience of receiving and providing antenatal care during the Covid-19 crisis in Southern Europe: An exploratory qualitative study	2
Perceptions and educational needs of social and healthcare professionals in the prevention of domestic violence – A focus group study	1
Healthcare providers’ experiences of comprehensive emergency obstetric care in Somaliland: An explorative study with focus on cesarean deliveries	1
Traumatic birth experience and posttraumatic stress disorder: The psychometric properties of the Icelandic version of the City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS)	1
Perception of coercion during contraceptive counseling among individuals with HIV	1
‘Of course, women will adopt it!’: A qualitative study on the acceptability of medical menstrual regulation in Senegal	1
Factors affecting mother-infant bonding in a Polish group of mothers	1
Trauma-informed support after a complicated childbirth – An early intervention to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress, fear of childbirth and mental illness	1
An assessment of postpartum contraception rates with evolving care during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Factors associated with contraceptive use among postpartum women with substance use disorder	1
Reproductive sex ending in failure affects sexual health – A qualitative study of men and women attending a fertility clinic	1
Assessment of sexual function before medically assisted procreation: A mixed-methods study among a sample of infertile women and men cared for in a fertility center	1
“Do you want a period?” Launching and evaluating a brief contraceptive decision-making educational intervention	1
Fostering empowerment through communication: The needs, expectations, and experience of maternity care among polish migrant women in Iceland	1
Factors influencing delivery-related complications and their consequences in hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh	1
Editorial Board	1
Women’s opinions and experiences of genital aesthetic surgery: A systematic review and meta-synthesis study	1
Facility-based maternal deaths: Their prevalence, causes and underlying circumstances. A mixed method study from the national referral hospital of Somaliland	1
A safe place – Adolescents’ and young adults’ perceptions of youth clinics in northern Sweden	1
Women's experience of infertility & treatment – A silent grief and failed care and support	1
Migrant women’s experiences of an individual language-assisted information and support visit to the labor ward before giving birth – A qualitative study from Sweden	1
Postpartum contraception usage in immigrants compared with non-immigrants in Buffalo, NY	1
Integrating sexual and reproductive health in higher education and healthcare services in Ukraine: A sustainable initiative for empowering war-affected youth	1
Psychometric testing and the predictive validity of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R): A longitudinal study with Turkish women	1
Postpartum hormonal contraceptive use in Denmark during 1997–2021	1
The Vietnamese version of the Childbirth Fear Prior to Pregnancy Scale: A validation study	1
Preserving professional distinction: The risk of merging nurses and midwives and the imperative to strengthen both professions – A commentary	1
Health literacy levels among women in the prenatal period: A systematic review	1
I had to tell to survive“- a cross-sectional study on exposure to intimate partner violence in pregnant women and the importance of screening	1
Swedish midwives’ attitudes towards continuity models-a cross-sectional survey	1
Response to the letter to the editor in response to “Women’s experiences with being pregnant and becoming a new mother during the COVID-19 pandemic”	1
Fertility decision-making during the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil: Where is the decision?	1
Letter to the editor episiotomy: To cut or to not cut?	1
Safeguarding sexual and reproductive health care in an era of democratic decline and academic suppression	1
Demographic differentials in births assisted by trained midwives in Nineteenth-Century Sweden: What difference did it make for infant survival?	1
An exploration of midwives’ perceptions of the Ockenden review: a qualitative study	1
Birth related PTSD and its association with the mother-infant relationship: A meta-analysis	1
Characteristics of good contraceptive counselling – An interview study	1
Reconsidering “inclusive language:” Consequences for healthcare and equitableness of a growing linguistic movement to address gender identity with a path forward	1
Navigating cannabis use during pregnancy: life trajectories, relationships, and contextual influences	1
Existential communication in maternity care – Mixed method evaluation of a postgraduate short course	1
Norwegian community midwives’ experience of interdisciplinary collaboration in care of pregnant women with vulnerabilities	1
How to improve newly qualified midwives’ transition-into-practice. A Delphi study	1
“From hell to healed” – A qualitative study on women’s experience of recovery, relationships and sexuality after severe obstetric perineal injury	1
Factors influencing the risk of repeat termination of pregnancy: A register-based study in Finland	1
The importance of clinical supervision and teaching methods for midwifery students’ confidence in intrapartum care. A mixed method study	1
Primiparous women’s expectations and experiences of early labour: A qualitative study	1
The association between gynecologic healthcare providers’ sexual health and their comfort discussing their patients’ sexual function	1
‘A longing for a sense of security’ – Women’s experiences of continuity of midwifery care in rural Sweden: A qualitative study	1
Editorial Board	1
Experiences of African immigrant and refugee women with prenatal and maternal health care services and treatment adherence in Winnipeg, Manitoba	1
Midwives’ experiences and challenges in addressing intimate partner violence: A qualitative study at youth clinics in Stockholm	1
Quality of couple relationship among first-time mothers and partners, during pregnancy and the following eight years after childbirth	1
Infertility-related stress, quality of life, and reasons for fertility treatment discontinuation among US women: A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study	1
Community perceptions and experiences on the events leading to facility maternal death; a verbal autopsy qualitative study	1
Contraceptive and pregnancy concerns in the UK during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A rapid study	1