Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Article	Citations
Prevalence and predictors of depression in Jordanian women post-hysterectomy: A multi-centre cross-sectional study	52
Colombian adolescents’ preferences for independently accessing sexual and reproductive health services: A cross-sectional and bioethics analysis	46
Midwife Educators’ perceptions of the efficacy of the Objective Structured clinical assessment of life-saving interventions - a qualitative interview study in Bangladesh	44
The Cisnormative Blindspot Explained: Healthcare Experiences of Trans Men and Non-Binary Persons and the accessibility to inclusive sexual & reproductive Healthcare, an integrative review	39
Assessment of menstrual material needs as a measure of health and menstrual equity in the postpartum period	27
Exploring the concept of unmet need within sexual and reproductive health in England: A qualitative Delphi exercise	25
The importance of patient-centered contraceptive care: Linking provider contraceptive coercion to patient psychological distress and mental well-being	23
“Community members question me and flaunt their children before me”: A call for psychosocial support for women with infertility in Northern Ghana	20
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals	18
Reforming professional identity: experiences of internationally educated midwives in a Swedish bridging program – A qualitative study	17
Medical student perceptions of clinical abortion training opportunities across the United States	16
Introducing tranexamic acid into the protocol for management of post-partum haemorrhage: An observational study using repeated cross-sectional analysis	16
Sexual and reproductive health outcomes and parent-child communication among youth in western Kenya	16
Family planning practices and women’s impression of the reproductive life plan in Eswatini	15
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	15
Exposure to violence and associated factors among abortion-seeking women – A multicentre study in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic	14
Strengthening healthcare delivery in Rwanda: Implementation science training for reproductive health researchers	13
The problem with “unprotected” sex	13
Content validity of the birth beliefs scale following a translation into German	13
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	13
Violence among pregnant women in Denmark from 2019 to 2021 – A hospital-based cross-sectional study	12
Perceptions of the Black population on fertility care: A scoping review	12
WITHDRAWN: Letter to the editor	12
Perceptions of family planning among some Somali men living in Sweden: A phenomenographic study	11
Negative childbirth experience – what matters most? a register-based study of risk factors in three time periods during pregnancy	11

Overuse of intrapartum CTG monitoring in low-risk women in Norway	11
The understanding of dynamic birth positions for women in labor and childbirth – A hybrid concept analysis	11
Is enhanced, structured prenatal counseling in third trimester associated with postpartum contraceptive uptake?	10
Balancing midwifery values with rural reality: Swedish midwives’ views of midwifery continuity of care – A qualitative study	10
Exercise in early pregnancy among women with migraine: A hospital-based cross-sectional study	10
Healthcare, socioeconomic and obstetric factors associated with the excess of cesarean sections in 880,000 births from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10
Response to Whop and Butler	10
Women’s experiences with hypnobirth – A qualitative study	10
An important task: Midwives’ experiences of identifying children at risk of neglect	10
Women’s experiences of continuity of care from student midwives – A qualitative study from Norway	9
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	9
Transitioning to midwifery models of care: An evidence-based imperative for sexual and reproductive health	9
Investigating the effect of mindfulness counselling on sexual functioning of women with premenstrual syndrome	9
Women’s satisfaction and experiences with water birth compared with conventional birth	9
Induction of labor in twin pregnancies – A retrospective cohort study	9
A critical review of methodological approaches in contraceptive counselling research: Insights and concerns on the study by Conceição et al. (2025)	9
Sexual & reproductive healthcare	8
Women’s perceptions of biological causes and potentials of genomic risk markers in postpartum depression: A qualitative study	8
Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study	8
Veganism during pregnancy: Exploring experiences and needs of women following a plant-based diet	8
Contraceptive use and consistency and the role of deferred action for childhood arrivals: A cross-sectional survey of undocumented young adults	8
Maternal factors associated with labor dystocia in low-risk nulliparous women. A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Exploring perceptions of vulnerability among women facing psychosocial adversity before, during and after pregnancy: A qualitative interview-study using thematic analysis	8
The need for preconception care: Australian women’s health beliefs, expectations, and trust in healthcare	8
Exploring symptom clusters across the menopausal stages – systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Continuation of post-coital intrauterine contraceptive devices beyond index cycle at Sexual Health Sheffield	8
Remodeling maternal health care: evaluating the impact of implementing the midwifery model of care on maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Ethiopia: The MiMoC project	8
Letter to the Editor: A socio-cultural point of view on “the problem with unprotected sex”	8
Core recommendations of effective preconception counselling services in low-and-middle-income countries – A scoping review	7
“The Best of Both Worlds” a content analysis of midwives’ perspectives on using ultrasound for labour progress assessment	7
Psychosocial well-being and diabetes distress in the transition to motherhood among women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes	7
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Swedish version of the female genital self-image scale	7
Storytelling in midwifery: ‘Not just for entertainment’	7
Fertility attitudes and intentions among postgraduate female and male students in China: A qualitative focus group study	7
pre-SUCCECS: Lessons learned from implementing resuscitation and stabilisation with an intact cord during caesarean sections – Focus group discussions with implementation teams	7
Childbirth experience questionnaire 2 – Icelandic translation and validation	7
Women’s experiences with long journeys to the nearest birthing facility and midwife accompaniment service: A qualitative study	7
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees − a cluster randomised trial evaluating sick leave	6
Exploring Australian midwives’ approaches to labour pain and workplace realities: Philosophies in practice	6
Social disparities in delivery choice among patients with history of cesarean	6
The association between exclusive breastfeeding and quality of care and maternal factors in a tertiary maternity hospital in Finland: A cross-sectional study	6
Investigating the associations between early labour onset symptoms and self-diagnosed labour onset in a cohort study of primiparas	6
The experience of working alone as midwives in small-scale municipalities – a qualitative study with emphasis on professional loneliness	6
The prevalence and effect of traumatic childbirth witnessed by midwifery students: A quantitative study	6
The pathways to reproductive health education for women with physical disabilities in vietnam	6
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	6
Use of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term: A national survey of Norwegian birth units	6
Development of a tool to analyse what resources are needed to implement a midwife-led care framework- the MIDWIZE conceptual framework	6
Childbirth experiences in proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase– A randomized, controlled clinical trial	6
Key influences on women’s decisions for vaginal birth following a previous caesarean section: A qualitative study	6

Obstetric, child health outcomes, trends and readmissions for term women birthing in South-West Sydney (2001–2016): A linked data population-based study	6
Adaptation and efficacy of a cultural competency training program for Icelandic midwives: A mixed-methods pilot study	6
Navigating child adoption decision among women with infertility in Southern Ghana	6
Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel modeling	6
Legalisation of termination of pregnancy in Ireland and the development of a service between primary and secondary care	5
Student midwives' perspectives of women's sexual and reproductive health literacy in Turkey	5
The impact of virtual reality on pain management during normal labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Trajectories of contraception before pregnancy and after medication abortion among women accessing clinic vs pharmacy services in Ghana	5
The interplay of structural and external factors for strengthening midwifery education in Indonesia	5
Experiences of expressed human milk feeding: A qualitative study	5
The role of school-based health centers in providing long-active reversible contraceptive care to adolescents in New York City	5
Birth satisfaction and symptoms of childbirth related PTSD among women in Iceland: A population-based study	5
“The ignored pain” - experiences of encounters with healthcare from the perspective of women with pain persisting after childbirth - a qualitative study	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
Unveiling reproductive choices: Knowledge and practices of emergency contraceptive pills among the female factory workers in Sri Lanka	5
Every two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth – We are failing mothers	5
‘Goodbye and good luck’ Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study	5
Barriers and facilitators to engage with the maternity continuum of care in northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative descriptive study	5
Reproductive and sexual health effects of intimate partner violence: A longitudinal and intergenerational analysis	5
Women’s and healthcare providers’ experiences of contraceptive counselling: a qualitative systematic review	5
Contraceptive-induced amenorrhea: An exploratory study of perceptions among a reproductive-age urban Southern California population	5
Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis	5
Digital midwifery care – Blurring boundaries and finding new paths for midwifery care during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study on Swedish midwives’ experiences	5
Assessment of delayed termination of pregnancy in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, 2019–21	5
Swedish women’s experiences of menopausal transition: A focus group study	5
The impact of infertility on the mental health of women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment	5
Medical tourism for late abortion: Women’s profile and circumstances. A quantitative study among women who travelled within Europe for late abortion	5
Factors associated with persistent sexual dysfunction and pain 12 months postpartum	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
Editorial Board	4
Distance to abortion facilities and depressive symptoms among reproductive-aged women of color after Dobbs	4
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	4
A low cesarean section rate is not a reason for overusing CTG	4
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy – Prevalence and associations with women’s health: A cross-sectional study	4
Experiences of implementing and working with obstetric emergency triage: A qualitative study among Swedish midwifes, auxiliary nurses, and obstetricians	4
Developing the midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: A mixed methods study in six European midwifery units	4
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy and its association with spontaneous preterm birth	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
What skills do New Zealand clinicians have to provide first trimester abortion in primary care and are they willing?	4
Twin birth: The maternal experience	4
Trends in menstrual cycle symptoms, physical activity avoidance, and hormonal contraceptive use in a general population of adult women	4
Norwegian midwiveś experiences of encounter and support women with fear of childbirth during birth	4
School health-care team members’ reflections of their promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): Important but neglected	4
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees – A protocol of a cluster randomized trial	4
Discrimination against Roma women during childbirth? Unraveling the underlying effects of ethnic and socio-economic factors	4
Women’s experiences of consent to induction of labour: A qualitative study	4
Maternity care providers’ attitudes and beliefs toward weight and body size during pregnancy: A cross-sectional survey	4
Exploring barriers to abortion access: Medical students’ intentions, attitudes and exposure to abortion	4
Women experiencing the second stage of labour for the first time: A qualitative free-text analysis within the Oneplus trial	4
In what ways does maternity care in Australia align with the values and principles of the national maternity strategy? A scoping review	4
“Death is a sensitive topic when you are surrounded by life”: Nurses experiences with pregnancy loss	4
Women’s experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth: A qualitative study	4
Nulliparous women’s lived experiences of the prolonged passive stage of labour: A thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology	4
“Using contraceptives is abandoning our culture”: A qualitative study of contraceptive use among Somali women in Finland	4
Proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase – A randomized, controlled clinical trial	4
Socio-demographic associations with pregnancy loss among Bakiga and Indigenous Batwa women in Southwestern Uganda	4
Uncovering the rural–urban gap in determinants of infant mortality in Punjab-Pakistan	4
Years of life lost due to unintentional drug overdose among perinatal individuals in the United States	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
Impact of COVID-19 on Group B Streptococcus Colonization Prevalence And Pregnancy Outcomes: A Single-Center Retrospective Study	4
Acceptability and feasibility of a midwifery intervention to promote active labour and decision-making: a qualitative study with women and nurse-midwives	3
Women’s experiences of being assisted by two midwives during the active second stage of labour: Secondary outcomes from the Oneplus trial	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
Domestic violence and pregnancy intendedness: A cross-sectional study in Nepal	3
Thoughts and experiences of well-educated fathers about their role when breastfeeding difficulties arose	3
Women’s experiences of giving birth in healthcare facilities in India -A systematic literature review of qualitative research	3
Corrigendum to “Birth interventions and outcomes among first time mothers: A population-based register study in four Nordic countries” [Sexual Reprod. Healthc. 47 (2026) 101185]	3
The regulation and practice of midwifery prescribing around the world: A scoping review of regulations and literature	3
The impact of caller characteristics on levonorgestrel emergency contraception access in West Virginia community pharmacies	3
Labour ward midwives’ experiences of remote video calls with women during early labour	3
The epistemic injustice of racialised maternal care	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
Parent-infant closeness and care practices during therapeutic hypothermia in Swedish neonatal intensive care units	3
Time to pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of spontaneous pregnancies	3
Unmet need for modern contraceptives and its associated factors among postpartum adolescent girls and young women in rural Mara, Tanzania: A facility-based cross-sectional study	3
Gender norms, contraceptive use, and intimate partner violence: A six-country analysis	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
Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement	3
Solo mothers’ by choice experiences during pregnancy and early parenthood: Thoughts and feelings related to maternal health-services	3
Community-based integrated intervention for skilled maternal health care utilization in riverine remote areas, Bangladesh	3
Navigating grief Pedagogy in Midwifery: Insights from interviews with clinical midwifery educators	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
Women-centered care is safe care	3
Midwifery care for late termination of pregnancy: Integrative review	3
Real-time reflections during induction of labor: A qualitative study of women’s perspectives	3
“But I’m not a professional” − How women with high-risk pregnancies voice the experiences of home-based telemonitoring; a qualitative interview study	3
Birth Control use in People who had an Abortion in the Southeast Region of the United States	3
Postnatal quietness - the dilemma of visiting hours. A qualitative interview study with maternity care staff	3
Pilot study for a preconception educational intervention for people with mobility disabilities	2
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
The lived experience of receiving and providing antenatal care during the Covid-19 crisis in Southern Europe: An exploratory qualitative study	2
Editorial Board	2
Postpartum hormonal contraceptive use in Denmark during 1997–2021	2
Factors influencing delivery-related complications and their consequences in hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh	2
Assessing the Unmet Preconception Care Needs of Men in the United States by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity	2
Maternal and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: A retrospective study	2
Do Indonesian midwifery-led birth units provide safe, accessible care? A secondary analysis of demographic health survey cross-sectional data	2
Midwifery research: A vital catalyst for addressing gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare	2
A mixed methods study investigating sources of fertility and reproductive health information in the UK	2
Teenagers’ and young adults’ sexual behaviour and its associations with exposure to violence, among visitors at a Youth Centre in Sweden	2
Determinants of prevention and impact on health for women with female genital mutilation – A qualitative study with experts	2
Women’s experiences of participating in a digital continuity of care model designed for fear of birth in a rural setting	2
A Kazakhstan perspective on “The vital role of birth centers in modern maternity care”	2
Difficulties of nurses and midwives in caring for refugee mothers: A qualitative study	2
We’re guessing: The data crisis in maternal mortality research in the United States	2
Knowledge, challenges, and standard of care of young women with ADHD at Swedish youth clinics	2
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	2
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”	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
Weight stigma in maternity care	2
‘Taking Care’: A qualitative study of emerging adult-aged women’s sexual and reproductive health definitions	2
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, and maternal breastfeeding attitudes before and after the baby-friendly hospital initiative: A quasi-experimental study	2
HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish contexts	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
Male or female sterilization - the decision making process: Counselling and regret	2
Women’s experiences of maternal near miss: Qualitative findings from Malawi	2
The conclusion of CTG overuse is not justified	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
Maternal outcomes among women with type 1 diabetes in Sweden. A population-based cohort study	2
Preserving professional distinction: The risk of merging nurses and midwives and the imperative to strengthen both professions – A commentary	2
The importance of clinical supervision and teaching methods for midwifery students’ confidence in intrapartum care. A mixed method study	2
Geographic disparities in antenatal care utilization in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia using demographic and health survey data: A small area estimation approach	2
Work motivation among midwives in medium-sized labour wards in Denmark – An interview study	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
Reading the comments: An exploratory quantitative analysis of YouTube comments in response to abortion plotlines on fictional television programs	2
Factors associated with contraceptive use among postpartum women with substance use disorder	2
Perceived associations between the menstrual cycle and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative interview study exploring lived experiences	2
Using process-oriented groups reflections with health care providers to improve childbirth care in the Democratic Republic of Congo – An implementation study	2
Maternal and neonatal outcomes of membrane stripping in rural canadian group B Streptococcus-colonized pregnancies	2
The impact of abortion doulas on women and providers’ outcomes: An integrative review of the evidence	2