OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Desire for parenthood at the time of COVID-19 pandemic: an insight into the Italian situation	92
A systematic review involving 11,187 participants evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on anxiety and depression in pregnant women	64
Psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS)	57
The COVID-19 pandemic, psychological stress during pregnancy, and risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring: a neglected consequence	42
Managing endometriosis: a cross-sectional survey of women in Australia	32
The role of personality dimensions and trait anxiety in increasing the likelihood of suicide ideation in women during the perinatal period	28
The level of anxiety in infertile women whose ART cycles are postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak	27
Stress, anxiety and depression in 1466 pregnant women during and before the COVID-19 pandemic: a Dutch cohort study	24
Psychological status of infertile patients who had in vitro fertilization treatment interrupted or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	23
Prevalence of anxiety and depression among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a meta-analysis	23
Resilience and psychological distress in pregnant women during quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain: a multicentre cross-sectional online survey	23
Anxiety among fathers during the prenatal and postpartum period: a meta-analysis	22
Stigma predicting fertility quality of life among Chinese infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer	20
“Es que tú eres una changa”: stigma experiences among Latina women living with endometriosis	19
Emotional intimacy, empathic concern, and relationship satisfaction in women with endometriosis and their partners	17
The impact of laparoscopic surgery on the symptoms and wellbeing of patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis and bowel involvement	16
Psychosocial predictors of the fear of childbirth in Turkish pregnant women	15
Fatherhood too soon. Anxiety, depression and quality of life in fathers of preterm and term babies: a longitudinal study	14
Bowel function and quality of life following surgery for deep endometriosis	13
Infertility-related stress and sexual satisfaction: a dyadic approach	13
Conceived in the covid-19 crisis: impact of maternal stress and anxiety on fetal neurobehavioral development	12
A feasibility study of a psychoeducation intervention based on Human Caring Theory in nulliparous women with fear of childbirth	11
Anxiety of pregnant women in time of catastrophic events, including COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Evaluation of genital self-image and sexual dysfunction in women with vulvar lichen planus or lichen sclerosus	10
Mental health aspect of quality of life in the menopausal transition	10

Beliefs related to sexual intimacy, pregnancy and breastfeeding in the public during COVID-19 era: a web-based survey from India	9
Psychological variables and quality of life in women with endometriosis	9
Association between nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and postpartum depression: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	9
Quality of life among infertile women with endometriosis undergoing IVF treatment and their pregnancy outcomes	9
Factors of postpartum depression among teen mothers in Rwanda: a cross- sectional study	9
The effects of perineal trauma on immediate self-reported birth experience in first-time mothers	8
Discrimination and structural validity evaluation of Zung self-rating depression scale for pregnant women in China	8
Severe postpartum hemorrhage increases risk of posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective cohort study	8
An interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program effectively treats impairment in sexual function, depression, alexithymia, and pain in women with chronic pelvic pain	8
Relationships between anxiety induced by COVID-19 and perceived social support among Iranian pregnant women	7
Evaluation of the effectiveness of yoga in management of premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Obesity and the increasing odds of cesarean delivery	7
A randomized controlled study examining a novel binaural beat technique for treatment of preoperative anxiety in a group of women undergoing elective caesarean section	6
Silent voices that must be heard – women’s perceptions of gynecologic examinations	6
Psychological domain of quality of life, depression and anxiety levels in in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles of women with endometriosis: a prospective study	6
Mental health and the wish to have a child: a longitudinal, cross-cultural comparison between Germany and China	6
Is social support associated with postpartum depression, anxiety and perceived stress among Korean women within the first year postpartum?	5
Telemedicine in perinatal mental health: perspectives	5
Sexual dysfunctions in female university students and the correlation with body image: a cross-sectional study	5
Let’s not forget endometriosis and infertility amid the covid-19 crisis	5
Infertility-related stress and quality of life in women experiencing concurrent reproductive trauma	5
Toward an improved assessment of quality of life in endometriosis: evaluation of the Spanish version of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30	5
Mortality and psychological stress in pregnant and postnatal women during COVID-19 outbreak in West Sumatra, Indonesia	5
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on depression and hopelessness in infertile women	4
The impact of the method of genetic identity disclosure on the donor conceived adult	4
Risk of schizophrenia in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study from Taiwan	4
Detection of depressive-anxiety symptomatology and associated risk factors among pregnant women in a low-income neighborhood	4
Psychosocial outcomes of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in maternity services	4
Patient-specific affect-abdominal pain interactions in endometriosis: an experience sampling method (ESM) study	4
Emotional experiences of women who access early pregnancy assessment units: a qualitative investigation	4
The relationship of trait mindfulness to physical and psychological health during pregnancy	4
Similarities and differences between postpartum depression and depression at other stages of female life: a systematic review	4
The complex effects of maternal expectations on postpartum depressive symptoms: when does a protective factor become a risk factor?	4
Life stressors, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and preterm birth	4
Assessing socio-ecological factors on caesarean section and vaginal delivery: an extended perspective among women of South-Punjab, Pakistan	4
Epidural analgesia associations with depression, PTSD, and bonding at 2 months postpartum	3
Reproductive health outcomes among eating disordered females: a register-based follow-up study among former adolescent psychiatric inpatients	3
Fear of childbirth and mental health among lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people: a cross-sectional study	3
Sexual activity based fears during pregnancy, sexual function and dyadic adjustment in couples who are expecting their first child	3
The psychological impact of surrogacy on the families of gestational surrogates: implications for clinical practice	3
Progression of depression and anxiety symptoms in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology in the United States	3
Psychological impact on healthcare workers in obstetrics and gynecology in France in 18 French University Hospitals during the first Covid-19 lockdown: a prospective observational study	3
A cross-sectional study on prevalence of menstrual problems, lifestyle, mental health, and PCOS awareness among rural and urban population of Punjab, India	3
Identifying pregnant women at risk of developing COVID-19 related mental health problems – a call for enhanced psychoeducation and social support	3
The level of grief in women with pregnancy loss: a prospective evaluation of the first three months of perinatal loss	3
Post-traumatic stress following total hysterectomy for benign disease: an observational prospective study	3
Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for pregnancy rates of infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Managing the stigma and women’s physical and emotional cost of endometriosis	3
Mindfulness-based program to support lifestyle modification and weight loss in infertile women: randomized controlled trial	2
Mothering sweetness mixed with the bitterness of death: the lived mothering experience of near-miss mothers	2

Posttraumatic stress following childbirth: psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the City Birth Trauma Scale	2
Psychotic pregnancy denial: a review of the literature and its clinical considerations	2
Experiences of communication in women with endometriosis: perceived validation and invalidation in different contexts, and associations with health-related quality of life	2
The role of women’s emotional profiles in birth outcome and birth experience	2
“Which baby?”: a qualitative study exploring the fantasies about the unborn baby among women with hyperemesis gravidarum	2
Gut feelings in obstetrics and midwifery: the role of intuition in deciding when to perform cesarean section during labor	2
Communication changes the effects of sexual pain on sexual frequency in the pregnancy to postpartum transition	2
Escitalopram and progressive muscle relaxation training are both effective for the treatment of hot flashes in patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial	2
Women’s experiences of a pregnancy whilst attending a specialist antenatal service for pregnancies after stillbirth or neonatal death: a qualitative interview study	2
Symptomatology in 1,112 women screened positive and negative using the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS): longitudinal observations from the first trimester to 6 weeks postpartum of a Chines	2
Awareness and attitude toward oocyte cryopreservation for non-medical reasons: a study on women candidates for social egg freezing	2
Medical considerations in delusion of pregnancy: a systematic review	2
Will COVID-19 impact upon pregnancy, childhood and adult outcomes? A call to establish national longitudinal datasets	2
Evaluation of chronotype and sleep quality in infertile population and comparison with fertile population: a cross-sectional study	2
Expression of concern: Comparison of myo-inositol and metformin on mental health parameters and biomarkers of oxidative stress in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, plac	2
Physiological and psychological stress responses to labor and delivery during COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study	2