OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Womens Health Issues is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Advanced Maternal Age and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease in Later Life	62
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Green Space, and Walkability and Risk for Falls Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative	35
Addressing Autoimmune and Immune-mediated Skin Disease Burden in Women	31
Changes in U.S. Healthcare Provider Practices Related to Emergency Contraception	29
Factors Associated With Guideline-concordant and Excessive Cervical Cancer Screening: A Mixed Methods Study	28
Influences on Women’s Care Seeking at Planned Parenthood Health Centers in Two Southern States	27
“It Feels Like Health Care with the Patient in Mind”: VA Patient and Staff Perspectives on Self-Collected HPV Testing	24
Intrauterine Device Training, Attitudes, and Practices Among U.S. Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide Survey	23
Women Veterans’ Experiences of Harassment and Perceptions of Veterans Affairs Health Care Settings During a National Anti-Harassment Campaign	23
The Effects of Refundable and Nonrefundable State Earned Income Tax Credit Programs on Health of Mothers of Two or More Children	22
Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Not Capture Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans	21
Age and Gender Differences in Trends and Impact of Depression on Quality of Life in the United States, 2008 to 2016	21
Contents	20
Antidepressants Are the Most Commonly Discontinued Psychotherapeutic Medications in Pregnancy	19
Editorial Board	19
A Multipronged Approach to Caring for Women Veterans With Military Environmental Exposures	18
Editorial Board	17
Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Infertility Prevalence, Help-Seeking, and Help Received Since 1995	17
Contents	17
“Just Google It”: A Qualitative Study of Reproductive-Age Women's Stigmatizing Experiences When Accessing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder	16
Awareness of the Maternal Health Benefits of Lactation Among U.S. Pregnant Individuals	15
Challenges to Engaging Women Veterans in Quality Improvement From Patient Care to Policy: Women's Health Managers' Perspectives	15
Prenatal Alcohol Counseling Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Non-Hispanic White Women in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System	14
A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Investigation of Maternal Depression Across the Perinatal Period Among Mothers Who Gave Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic	14
The Cost of Preventive Care During Pregnancy: A Call to Action	14

Community Health Centers’ Practices, Barriers, and Facilitators for Providing a 1-Year Supply of Oral Contraception on Site	14
Racial and Ethnic Abortion Disparities Following Georgia's 22-Week Gestational Age Limit	14
Promoting Improved Access to Tailored Hormonal Contraceptive Regimens for Menstrual Suppression	14
Interest in and Support for Alternative Models of Medication Abortion Provision Among Patients Seeking Abortion in the United States	13
Health and Health Care Use of American Indian/Alaska Native Women Veterans: A Scoping Review	13
Contents	13
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Costs of Severe Maternal Morbidity	13
Associations of Sleep With Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Patterns Across Pregnancy Trimesters	12
Racial/Ethnic and Sexual Orientation Identity Differences in the Receipt of a Sexual History Assessment from a Health Care Provider among Women in the United States	12
Obstetrician-Gynecologist Perspectives and Counseling Practices on the U.S. Medicaid Waiting Period for Permanent Contraception	12
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Interpregnancy Interval	12
Contents	11
Community-dwelling Black Women's Experiences With Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study	11
Maternity Care at the Intersections of Language, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status: A Qualitative Study	11
Publicly Funded Family Planning Organizations’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas	11
Variation in Restrictive Abortion Policies and Adverse Birth Outcomes in the United States from 2005 to 2015	11
Social Vulnerability and Initiation of Pharmacotherapy for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Medicaid Population	11
After Childbirth: Better Data Can Help Align Postpartum Needs with a New Standard of Care	11
Effects of Breastfeeding Peer Counseling on County-Level Breastfeeding Rates Among WIC Participants in Greater Minnesota	11
Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients Who Obtained Care Out of State Prior to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade	11
Early Childcare Precarity and Subsequent Maternal Health	11
“A Lot of Things Stopped with COVID”: Screening Pregnant Patients for Opioid Use and Related Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic	11
Mifepristone Use Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Massachusetts: Prevalence and Predictors of Use	11
Psychological Distress and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic	11
A Scoping Review of Unintended Pregnancy in Active Duty United States Military Women	11
Promoting Military Women's Health Policy Development through the Lens of the Social Ecological Model for Military Women's Health	11
“It Would Have Been Nice to Have a Choice”: Barriers to Contraceptive Decision-making among Women with Disabilities	11
Separating Procedure-related Fears From Future Fertility Concerns Among a Cohort Seeking Abortion Information Online	11
Contents	10
Experiences of Discrimination and Depression Trajectories over Pregnancy	10
Are LARC Users Less Likely to Use Condoms? An Analysis of U.S. Women Initiating LARC in 2008–2018	10
Is the Risk for Sexual Revictimization Cumulative? A Prospective Examination	10
Young Women's Perspectives on Being Screened for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk During Routine Primary Care	10
Midwifery in the Time of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study from the Perspectives of Community Midwives	10
Hispanic Women's Perceptions of Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Supplementation: A Qualitative Study	10
Sleep Health in U.S. Military Women: A Scoping Review of the Literature, 2000–2019	10
Neighborhood Racialized Economic Polarization, Home Visiting Coverage, and Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Medicaid-eligible Population	10
Black Women's Psychosocial Experiences with Seeking Surgical Treatment for Uterine Fibroids: Implications for Clinical Practice	9
Editorial Board	9
“I Wasn't Expecting That Question”: Responses to Requests for Abortion Referral at College Student Health Centers	9
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Prescription Contraceptive Use and Costs Among Privately Insured Women, 2006–2020	9
Adverse Childhood Experiences among Reproductive Age Women: Findings from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System	9
Contents	9
Postpartum Care Visit Attendance Within 60 Days of Delivery Among Women With and Without Opioid Use During Pregnancy: An Analysis of Commercial Insurance Data	8
Experiencing Sexual Assault and/or Stalking-Related Behavior is Associated with Binge Drinking and Substance Use Consequences in Deployed U.S. Servicewomen	8
Development of a Composite Risk Index of Reproductive Autonomy Using State Laws: Association With Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes	8
Editor's Note	8
Contents	8
Interpregnancy Interval and Severe Maternal Morbidity in Iowa, 2009 to 2014	8
Clinical–Community Linkages: The Impact of Standard Care Processes that Engage Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Women in Home Visiting	7

Prescription Opioid Dose After Vaginal Delivery and the Risk of Serious Opioid-Related Events: A Retrospective Cohort Study	7
Concordance of Desired and Administered Postpartum Contraceptives among Emergency and Full Scope Medicaid Patients	7
Gynecological Health Complaints Among College Women With Sexual Victimization Histories: Examination of Depression and Anxiety as Potential Mediators	7
Latinx Immigrant Mothers’ Perceived Self-Efficacy and Intentions Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination of Their Daughters	7
Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Inequalities in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The Role of Psychosocial Stressors	7
Contraceptive Method Uptake at Title X Health Centers in Utah	7
Life-Course Mobility in Socioeconomic Position and High Depressive Symptoms Among Young Black Women: The SELF Study	7
The Impact of Immigration Policy Changes on Preterm Birth Rates in Texas: An Examination of Border and Nonborder Regions	7
Impact of the Dobbs Decision on Medical Education and Training in Abortion Care	6
Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternity Care: A Framework for Action	6
The Provision of Medication Abortion Care via Telehealth	6
Stigma and Reproductive Health Service Access Among Women in Treatment for Substance Use Disorder	6
Health Care Provider Willingness to Recommend Self-collected Tests for Human Papillomavirus: A Mixed Methods Examination of Associated Factors	6
Exclusion of Reproductive-aged Women in COVID-19 Vaccination and Clinical Trials	6
Editorial Board	6
Trends in Postpartum Contraceptive Use in 20 U.S. States and Jurisdictions: The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015–2018	6
Military Sexual Trauma and Adverse Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Comorbidity in Women Veterans	6
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy during the Perinatal Period: Understanding Psychological and Cultural Factors to Improve Care and Address Racial/Ethnic Health Inequities	6
Voices on Zika: Reproductive Autonomy and Shared Decision-Making During an Evolving Epidemic	6
Postpartum Transition of Care: Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Veterans’ Re-Engagement in VA Primary Care after Pregnancy	6
Contents	5
Abortion Knowledge Among Advanced Practice Clinicians in Colorado	5
“Far More than Just a Prescription”: Focus Groups With U.S. Family Planning Providers and Staff About Integrating PrEP for HIV Prevention Into Their Work	5
Expanded Access to Postabortion Contraception under Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act	5
Development and Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling	5
Implementation of Title X Family Planning Services in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of a Primary Care Network in Georgia	5
Using Administrative Claims Data to Address Maternal Health Disparities: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Methodological Solutions	5
Facilitators and Barriers to Breastfeeding Among Veterans Using Veterans Affairs Maternity Care Benefits	5
Abortion Provision at New York State Regional Perinatal Centers Following Implementation of the Reproductive Health Act	5
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Obstetric Interventions at a Public Hospital	5
Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder	5
Editorial Board	5