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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Patient Language and Differences in Administration of Analgesia for Pelvic Pain	89
Factors Associated With Guideline-concordant and Excessive Cervical Cancer Screening: A Mixed Methods Study	34
Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Not Capture Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans	33
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Green Space, and Walkability and Risk for Falls Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative	30
Intrauterine Device Training, Attitudes, and Practices Among U.S. Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide Survey	28
Changes in U.S. Healthcare Provider Practices Related to Emergency Contraception	26
Addressing Autoimmune and Immune-mediated Skin Disease Burden in Women	26
Advanced Maternal Age and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease in Later Life	25
Women Veterans’ Experiences of Harassment and Perceptions of Veterans Affairs Health Care Settings During a National Anti-Harassment Campaign	24
“It Feels Like Health Care with the Patient in Mind”: VA Patient and Staff Perspectives on Self-Collected HPV Testing	23
Editorial Board	22
“Just Google It”: A Qualitative Study of Reproductive-Age Women's Stigmatizing Experiences When Accessing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder	22
A Multipronged Approach to Caring for Women Veterans With Military Environmental Exposures	22
Contents	21
Antidepressants Are the Most Commonly Discontinued Psychotherapeutic Medications in Pregnancy	21
Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Contraception Post-Dobbs: “The Next Closest Step to Having Control Over My Own Body”	20
Diagnostic Evaluation for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding at Emergency Departments in the United States	19
Awareness of the Maternal Health Benefits of Lactation Among U.S. Pregnant Individuals	18
Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Infertility Prevalence, Help-Seeking, and Help Received Since 1995	18
Health and Health Care Use of American Indian/Alaska Native Women Veterans: A Scoping Review	17
Promoting Improved Access to Tailored Hormonal Contraceptive Regimens for Menstrual Suppression	16
The Cost of Preventive Care During Pregnancy: A Call to Action	16
A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Investigation of Maternal Depression Across the Perinatal Period Among Mothers Who Gave Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic	16
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Costs of Severe Maternal Morbidity	15
Prenatal Alcohol Counseling Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Non-Hispanic White Women in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System	15

Challenges to Engaging Women Veterans in Quality Improvement From Patient Care to Policy: Women's Health Managers' Perspectives	15
Racial and Ethnic Abortion Disparities Following Georgia's 22-Week Gestational Age Limit	15
Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients Who Obtained Care Out of State Prior to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade	14
Obstetrician-Gynecologist Perspectives and Counseling Practices on the U.S. Medicaid Waiting Period for Permanent Contraception	14
Contents	13
Psychological Distress and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic	13
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Interpregnancy Interval	13
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	13
Birth-Intention Time Horizon as a Predictor of Contraceptive Method Effectiveness	13
Effects of Breastfeeding Peer Counseling on County-Level Breastfeeding Rates Among WIC Participants in Greater Minnesota	12
Maternity Care at the Intersections of Language, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status: A Qualitative Study	12
Early Childcare Precarity and Subsequent Maternal Health	12
After Childbirth: Better Data Can Help Align Postpartum Needs with a New Standard of Care	12
Publicly Funded Family Planning Organizations’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas	12
Interest in and Support for Alternative Models of Medication Abortion Provision Among Patients Seeking Abortion in the United States	12
“It Would Have Been Nice to Have a Choice”: Barriers to Contraceptive Decision-making among Women with Disabilities	12
Contents	12
Community-dwelling Black Women's Experiences With Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study	11
Mifepristone Use Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Massachusetts: Prevalence and Predictors of Use	11
Social Media Descriptions of Pain and Pain Management During Intrauterine Device Insertion: “Women's Pain is Not Taken Seriously”	11
Contents	11
Variation in Restrictive Abortion Policies and Adverse Birth Outcomes in the United States from 2005 to 2015	10
Social Vulnerability and Initiation of Pharmacotherapy for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Medicaid Population	10
Black Women Benefit From Psychotherapies for Insomnia, but Experience Adherence Challenges: Results of a Comparative Effectiveness Trial in Women Veterans	10
Young Women's Perspectives on Being Screened for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk During Routine Primary Care	10
Contents	9
“A Lot of Things Stopped with COVID”: Screening Pregnant Patients for Opioid Use and Related Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic	9
Separating Procedure-related Fears From Future Fertility Concerns Among a Cohort Seeking Abortion Information Online	9
Neighborhood Racialized Economic Polarization, Home Visiting Coverage, and Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Medicaid-eligible Population	9
“I Wasn't Expecting That Question”: Responses to Requests for Abortion Referral at College Student Health Centers	9
Experiences of Discrimination and Depression Trajectories over Pregnancy	9
Hispanic Women's Perceptions of Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Supplementation: A Qualitative Study	9
Are LARC Users Less Likely to Use Condoms? An Analysis of U.S. Women Initiating LARC in 2008–2018	8
Editorial Board	8
Adverse Childhood Experiences among Reproductive Age Women: Findings from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System	8
Is the Risk for Sexual Revictimization Cumulative? A Prospective Examination	8
A Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Active-Duty Servicewomen Receiving Perinatal Care Within the Military Health System	8
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Prescription Contraceptive Use and Costs Among Privately Insured Women, 2006–2020	7
Clinical–Community Linkages: The Impact of Standard Care Processes that Engage Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Women in Home Visiting	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial Board	7
Contents	7
Development of a Composite Risk Index of Reproductive Autonomy Using State Laws: Association With Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes	7
Differences in Contraceptive Method Discontinuation and Contraceptive Method Preferences by Disability Status	7
Midwifery in the Time of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study from the Perspectives of Community Midwives	7
Changes in Reproductive and Sexual Health Diagnoses of Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Between FY2010 and FY2018	7
Experiencing Sexual Assault and/or Stalking-Related Behavior is Associated with Binge Drinking and Substance Use Consequences in Deployed U.S. Servicewomen	7
Postpartum Care Visit Attendance Within 60 Days of Delivery Among Women With and Without Opioid Use During Pregnancy: An Analysis of Commercial Insurance Data	6
Life-Course Mobility in Socioeconomic Position and High Depressive Symptoms Among Young Black Women: The SELF Study	6
Invisible Tethers: The Role of Social Networks in Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Among Adult Women	6

Postpartum Transition of Care: Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Veterans’ Re-Engagement in VA Primary Care after Pregnancy	6
The Impact of Immigration Policy Changes on Preterm Birth Rates in Texas: An Examination of Border and Nonborder Regions	6
Latinx Immigrant Mothers’ Perceived Self-Efficacy and Intentions Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination of Their Daughters	6
Contents	6
Impacts of Medicaid Expansion on Contraceptive Use Among Women in Neighborhoods of Racialized Socioeconomic Deprivation in the United States	6
Exclusion of Reproductive-aged Women in COVID-19 Vaccination and Clinical Trials	6
Gynecological Health Complaints Among College Women With Sexual Victimization Histories: Examination of Depression and Anxiety as Potential Mediators	6
Concordance of Desired and Administered Postpartum Contraceptives among Emergency and Full Scope Medicaid Patients	6
Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Inequalities in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The Role of Psychosocial Stressors	6
Stigma and Reproductive Health Service Access Among Women in Treatment for Substance Use Disorder	6
Editorial Board	6
Voices on Zika: Reproductive Autonomy and Shared Decision-Making During an Evolving Epidemic	5
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Obstetric Interventions at a Public Hospital	5
Military Sexual Trauma and Adverse Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Comorbidity in Women Veterans	5
Abortion Provision at New York State Regional Perinatal Centers Following Implementation of the Reproductive Health Act	5
Corrigendum to: An Exploratory Analysis of Factors Associated With Spontaneous Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [Women's Health Issues 33 (2023) 191-198]	5
Expanded Access to Postabortion Contraception under Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act	5
Contents	5
Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder	5
The Provision of Medication Abortion Care via Telehealth	5
Health Care Provider Willingness to Recommend Self-collected Tests for Human Papillomavirus: A Mixed Methods Examination of Associated Factors	5
Impact of the Dobbs Decision on Medical Education and Training in Abortion Care	5
Development and Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling	5
Using Administrative Claims Data to Address Maternal Health Disparities: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Methodological Solutions	5
Research Priorities to Support Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health and Health Care Within a Learning Health Care System	5
Trends in Postpartum Contraceptive Use in 20 U.S. States and Jurisdictions: The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015–2018	5
Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternity Care: A Framework for Action	5
Facilitators and Barriers to Breastfeeding Among Veterans Using Veterans Affairs Maternity Care Benefits	5
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy during the Perinatal Period: Understanding Psychological and Cultural Factors to Improve Care and Address Racial/Ethnic Health Inequities	5
Abortion Bans Will Exacerbate Already Severe Racial Inequities in Maternal Mortality	5
Editorial Board	5