Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Article	Citations
Prevalence and predictors of depression in Jordanian women post-hysterectomy: A multi-centre cross-sectional study	55
Colombian adolescents’ preferences for independently accessing sexual and reproductive health services: A cross-sectional and bioethics analysis	50
Midwife Educators’ perceptions of the efficacy of the Objective Structured clinical assessment of life-saving interventions - a qualitative interview study in Bangladesh	47
Assessment of menstrual material needs as a measure of health and menstrual equity in the postpartum period	42
Exploring the concept of unmet need within sexual and reproductive health in England: A qualitative Delphi exercise	28
The importance of patient-centered contraceptive care: Linking provider contraceptive coercion to patient psychological distress and mental well-being	26
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals	23
Reforming professional identity: experiences of internationally educated midwives in a Swedish bridging program – A qualitative study	21
“Community members question me and flaunt their children before me”: A call for psychosocial support for women with infertility in Northern Ghana	19
Women’s health – lack of knowledge and implementation	17
Comment on “Factors associated with dropout from health facility childbirth after antenatal care booking in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis”	17
Pelvic Girdle Pain at 36 Weeks of Pregnancy and Two Years Postpartum: Associations With Biopsychosocial Factors	17
Sexual and reproductive health outcomes and parent-child communication among youth in western Kenya	17
Valued but not used: a qualitative study on the perception of contraception among Eastern European Roma women commuting to Oslo, Norway	17
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
Introducing tranexamic acid into the protocol for management of post-partum haemorrhage: An observational study using repeated cross-sectional analysis	15
Medical student perceptions of clinical abortion training opportunities across the United States	15
Strengthening healthcare delivery in Rwanda: Implementation science training for reproductive health researchers	14
Exposure to violence and associated factors among abortion-seeking women – A multicentre study in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic	13
Family planning practices and women’s impression of the reproductive life plan in Eswatini	13
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	13
The problem with “unprotected” sex	13
Content validity of the birth beliefs scale following a translation into German	13
Perceptions of family planning among some Somali men living in Sweden: A phenomenographic study	12
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
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
Beyond cultural competency: the unseen spectrum of gender microaggressions in Nordic maternity care	11
Is enhanced, structured prenatal counseling in third trimester associated with postpartum contraceptive uptake?	10
The understanding of dynamic birth positions for women in labor and childbirth – A hybrid concept analysis	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
Exercise in early pregnancy among women with migraine: A hospital-based cross-sectional study	10
Response to Whop and Butler	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
Investigating the effect of mindfulness counselling on sexual functioning of women with premenstrual syndrome	10
Overuse of intrapartum CTG monitoring in low-risk women in Norway	10
Negative childbirth experience – what matters most? a register-based study of risk factors in three time periods during pregnancy	10
Induction of labor in twin pregnancies – A retrospective cohort study	9
Women’s experiences with hypnobirth – A qualitative study	9
Women’s experiences of continuity of care from student midwives – A qualitative study from Norway	9
Exploring symptom clusters across the menopausal stages – systematic review and meta-analysis	9
An important task: Midwives’ experiences of identifying children at risk of neglect	9
Maternal factors associated with labor dystocia in low-risk nulliparous women. A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
A critical review of methodological approaches in contraceptive counselling research: Insights and concerns on the study by Conceição et al. (2025)	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 effect of hypnotherapy on vulvovaginal pain. A systematic literature review	8
Transitioning to midwifery models of care: An evidence-based imperative for sexual and reproductive health	8
Sexual & reproductive healthcare	8
Women’s satisfaction and experiences with water birth compared with conventional birth	8
Contraceptive use and consistency and the role of deferred action for childhood arrivals: A cross-sectional survey of undocumented young adults	8
Balancing midwifery values with rural reality: Swedish midwives’ views of midwifery continuity of care – A qualitative study	8
The effectiveness of an online exercise program on urinary incontinence of postpartum women: a quasi-experimental study	8
Continuation of post-coital intrauterine contraceptive devices beyond index cycle at Sexual Health Sheffield	8
pre-SUCCECS: Lessons learned from implementing resuscitation and stabilisation with an intact cord during caesarean sections – Focus group discussions with implementation teams	7
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Swedish version of the female genital self-image scale	7
Core recommendations of effective preconception counselling services in low-and-middle-income countries – A scoping review	7
Veganism during pregnancy: Exploring experiences and needs of women following a plant-based diet	7
Exploring perceptions of vulnerability among women facing psychosocial adversity before, during and after pregnancy: A qualitative interview-study using thematic analysis	7
Childbirth experience questionnaire 2 – Icelandic translation and validation	7
The need for preconception care: Australian women’s health beliefs, expectations, and trust in healthcare	7
“The Best of Both Worlds” a content analysis of midwives’ perspectives on using ultrasound for labour progress assessment	7
Advancing Understanding of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Folic Acid Supplementation via National Institutes of Health All of Us Data	6
Fertility attitudes and intentions among postgraduate female and male students in China: A qualitative focus group study	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
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
Swedish women’s experiences of menopausal transition: A focus group study	6
Exploring Australian midwives’ approaches to labour pain and workplace realities: Philosophies in practice	6
Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study	6
Women’s experiences with long journeys to the nearest birthing facility and midwife accompaniment service: A qualitative study	6
The pathways to reproductive health education for women with physical disabilities in vietnam	6
Adaptation and efficacy of a cultural competency training program for Icelandic midwives: A mixed-methods pilot study	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

The prevalence and effect of traumatic childbirth witnessed by midwifery students: A quantitative study	6
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	6
Storytelling in midwifery: ‘Not just for entertainment’	6
Psychosocial well-being and diabetes distress in the transition to motherhood among women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes	6
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees − a cluster randomised trial evaluating sick leave	6
Social disparities in delivery choice among patients with history of cesarean	6
Use of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term: A national survey of Norwegian birth units	6
‘Goodbye and good luck’ Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study	5
Childbirth experiences in proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase– A randomized, controlled clinical trial	5
Assessment of delayed termination of pregnancy in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, 2019–21	5
Development of a tool to analyse what resources are needed to implement a midwife-led care framework- the MIDWIZE conceptual framework	5
Every two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth – We are failing mothers	5
Navigating child adoption decision among women with infertility in Southern Ghana	5
Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis	5
Barriers and facilitators to engage with the maternity continuum of care in northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative descriptive study	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
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
Use of intrapartum cardiotocography in low-risk pregnancies: A cross-sectional study	5
The impact of infertility on the mental health of women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment	5
“The ignored pain” - experiences of encounters with healthcare from the perspective of women with pain persisting after childbirth - 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
Trust in provider and stigma during second-trimester abortion	5
Reproductive and sexual health effects of intimate partner violence: A longitudinal and intergenerational analysis	5
Contraceptive-induced amenorrhea: An exploratory study of perceptions among a reproductive-age urban Southern California population	5
Women’s and healthcare providers’ experiences of contraceptive counselling: a qualitative systematic review	5
Unveiling reproductive choices: Knowledge and practices of emergency contraceptive pills among the female factory workers in Sri Lanka	5
The experience of working alone as midwives in small-scale municipalities – a qualitative study with emphasis on professional loneliness	5
The impact of virtual reality on pain management during normal labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Investigating the associations between early labour onset symptoms and self-diagnosed labour onset in a cohort study of primiparas	5
Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel modeling	5
Experiences of expressed human milk feeding: A qualitative study	5
Medical tourism for late abortion: Women’s profile and circumstances. A quantitative study among women who travelled within Europe for late abortion	5
Trajectories of contraception before pregnancy and after medication abortion among women accessing clinic vs pharmacy services in Ghana	5
Women’s experiences of consent to induction of labour: A qualitative study	4
Distance to abortion facilities and depressive symptoms among reproductive-aged women of color after Dobbs	4
The interplay of structural and external factors for strengthening midwifery education in Indonesia	4
What skills do New Zealand clinicians have to provide first trimester abortion in primary care and are they willing?	4
In what ways does maternity care in Australia align with the values and principles of the national maternity strategy? A scoping review	4
Emergency medical technicianś experiences of assignments with women in labour	4
Women experiencing the second stage of labour for the first time: A qualitative free-text analysis within the Oneplus trial	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
Socio-demographic associations with pregnancy loss among Bakiga and Indigenous Batwa women in Southwestern Uganda	4
Norwegian midwiveś experiences of encounter and support women with fear of childbirth during birth	4
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees – A protocol of a cluster randomized trial	4
Developing the midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: A mixed methods study in six European midwifery units	4
Nulliparous women’s lived experiences of the prolonged passive stage of labour: A thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology	4
Evaluating the moderating role of accredited social health activists on adverse birth outcomes in rural India	4
Uncovering the rural–urban gap in determinants of infant mortality in Punjab-Pakistan	4
“Death is a sensitive topic when you are surrounded by life”: Nurses experiences with pregnancy loss	4
Trends in menstrual cycle symptoms, physical activity avoidance, and hormonal contraceptive use in a general population of adult women	4
Birth satisfaction and symptoms of childbirth related PTSD among women in Iceland: A population-based study	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
Discrimination against Roma women during childbirth? Unraveling the underlying effects of ethnic and socio-economic factors	4
Impact of COVID-19 on Group B Streptococcus Colonization Prevalence And Pregnancy Outcomes: A Single-Center Retrospective Study	4
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy – Prevalence and associations with women’s health: A cross-sectional study	4
Editorial Board	4
Factors associated with dropout from health facility childbirth after antenatal care booking in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Experiences of implementing and working with obstetric emergency triage: A qualitative study among Swedish midwifes, auxiliary nurses, and obstetricians	4
Clinicians' perspectives on managing and treating heavy menstrual bleeding in Australia: A qualitative study	4
Twin birth: The maternal experience	4
Women’s experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth: A qualitative study	4
Factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the City birth Trauma Scale- Slovak version	4
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy and its association with spontaneous preterm birth	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
Years of life lost due to unintentional drug overdose among perinatal individuals in the United States	4
Scientific production on induced abortion in Peru: A scoping review of studies from 1965–2024	4
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
The impact of caller characteristics on levonorgestrel emergency contraception access in West Virginia community pharmacies	3
Women’s experiences of being assisted by two midwives during the active second stage of labour: Secondary outcomes from the Oneplus trial	3
Disparities in postnatal depression and anxiety screening: Results from a cross sectional survey of Maternal and Child health nurses in Victoria, Australia	3
Exploring barriers to abortion access: Medical students’ intentions, attitudes and exposure to abortion	3
School health-care team members’ reflections of their promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): Important but neglected	3
“Using contraceptives is abandoning our culture”: A qualitative study of contraceptive use among Somali women in Finland	3
Inter-generational impact: Exploring the influence of older sister-in-law’s contraceptive choices on her peer contraception adoption in India	3
Maternal positions in childbirth – A cohort study of labouring women’s movements and body positions the last 24 hours before birth	3
Gender norms, contraceptive use, and intimate partner violence: A six-country analysis	3
Navigating grief Pedagogy in Midwifery: Insights from interviews with clinical midwifery educators	3
Strategies to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services among young people with migration experience in Sweden: a qualitative exploratory study of the perspectives of healthcare and ci	3

The epistemic injustice of racialised maternal care	3
A low cesarean section rate is not a reason for overusing CTG	3
Proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase – A randomized, controlled clinical trial	3
Condom non-use among adolescents: Prevalence and associated factors among school-going adolescents from 58 countries	3
Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement	3
Postnatal quietness - the dilemma of visiting hours. A qualitative interview study with maternity care staff	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
Labour ward midwives’ experiences of remote video calls with women during early labour	3
Community-based integrated intervention for skilled maternal health care utilization in riverine remote areas, Bangladesh	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
Solo mothers’ by choice experiences during pregnancy and early parenthood: Thoughts and feelings related to maternal health-services	3
Acceptability and feasibility of a midwifery intervention to promote active labour and decision-making: a qualitative study with women and nurse-midwives	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
The regulation and practice of midwifery prescribing around the world: A scoping review of regulations and literature	3
Teenagers’ and young adults’ sexual behaviour and its associations with exposure to violence, among visitors at a Youth Centre in Sweden	2
Achievement of a physiological birth: insights from a qualitative study on women's motivations and decisions	2
Determinants of prevention and impact on health for women with female genital mutilation – A qualitative study with experts	2
Difficulties of nurses and midwives in caring for refugee mothers: A qualitative study	2
Exploring the significance of multisensory birthing rooms for the parental couples birth experience: a qualitative study	2
A Kazakhstan perspective on “The vital role of birth centers in modern maternity care”	2
Time to pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of spontaneous pregnancies	2
Parent-infant closeness and care practices during therapeutic hypothermia in Swedish neonatal intensive care units	2
Real-time reflections during induction of labor: A qualitative study of women’s perspectives	2
Women’s experiences of maternal near miss: Qualitative findings from Malawi	2
We’re guessing: The data crisis in maternal mortality research in the United States	2
Which self-reported symptoms are associated with infection in a childbirth-related perineal tear?	2
A mixed methods study investigating sources of fertility and reproductive health information in the UK	2
Midwifery research: A vital catalyst for addressing gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare	2
Midwifery care for late termination of pregnancy: Integrative review	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
Strategies to recruit and retain Black and Latina/x women and birthing people in a biospecimen research study	2
“I no longer had a voice, I was just a vessel”: Birthing women’s experiences of information gathering, choice and dismissal	2
Women’s experiences of participating in a digital continuity of care model designed for fear of birth in a rural setting	2
Male or female sterilization - the decision making process: Counselling and regret	2
Women-centered care is safe care	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
Women’s experiences of giving birth in healthcare facilities in India -A systematic literature review of qualitative research	2
Pilot study for a preconception educational intervention for people with mobility disabilities	2
Childbirth experiences of Arab immigrant and refugee women in Ontario: Exploring communication dynamics in healthcare provision	2
Perceived associations between the menstrual cycle and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative interview study exploring lived experiences	2
Geographic disparities in antenatal care utilization in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia using demographic and health survey data: A small area estimation approach	2
Knowledge, challenges, and standard of care of young women with ADHD at Swedish youth clinics	2
Psychological well-being in early pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: A cohort study	2
The conclusion of CTG overuse is not justified	2
Maternal and neonatal outcomes of membrane stripping in rural canadian group B Streptococcus-colonized pregnancies	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
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
Using process-oriented groups reflections with health care providers to improve childbirth care in the Democratic Republic of Congo – An implementation study	2
The impact of legislative changes on abortion care: A retrospective study of one hospital system in North Carolina	2
Domestic violence and pregnancy intendedness: A cross-sectional study in Nepal	2
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]	2
Thoughts and experiences of well-educated fathers about their role when breastfeeding difficulties arose	2
The impact of abortion doulas on women and providers’ outcomes: An integrative review of the evidence	2
Maternal outcomes among women with type 1 diabetes in Sweden. A population-based cohort study	2
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, and maternal breastfeeding attitudes before and after the baby-friendly hospital initiative: A quasi-experimental study	2
The lived experience of receiving and providing antenatal care during the Covid-19 crisis in Southern Europe: An exploratory qualitative study	2
Quality of couple relationship among first-time mothers and partners, during pregnancy and the following eight years after childbirth	1
A safe place – Adolescents’ and young adults’ perceptions of youth clinics in northern Sweden	1
Characteristics of good contraceptive counselling – An interview study	1
‘A longing for a sense of security’ – Women’s experiences of continuity of midwifery care in rural Sweden: A qualitative study	1
Factors affecting mother-infant bonding in a Polish group of mothers	1
Psychometric testing and the predictive validity of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R): A longitudinal study with Turkish women	1
Unravelling dual violence against women in Ethiopia: Experiences of obstetric violence and postpartum intimate partner violence	1
Integrating sexual and reproductive health in higher education and healthcare services in Ukraine: A sustainable initiative for empowering war-affected youth	1
The Vietnamese version of the Childbirth Fear Prior to Pregnancy Scale: A validation study	1
Birth related PTSD and its association with the mother-infant relationship: A meta-analysis	1
An assessment of postpartum contraception rates with evolving care during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Health literacy levels among women in the prenatal period: A systematic review	1
Women’s opinions and experiences of genital aesthetic surgery: A systematic review and meta-synthesis study	1
Addressing gaps and future directions in cultural competency training for Icelandic midwives	1
Norwegian community midwives’ experience of interdisciplinary collaboration in care of pregnant women with vulnerabilities	1
Navigating cannabis use during pregnancy: life trajectories, relationships, and contextual influences	1
Experiences of African immigrant and refugee women with prenatal and maternal health care services and treatment adherence in Winnipeg, Manitoba	1
Postpartum work ability among women with severe perineal trauma at childbirth: An exploratory cross-sectional pilot study in Sweden	1
Factors associated with dropout from health facility childbirth after antenatal care booking in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Safeguarding sexual and reproductive health care in an era of democratic decline and academic suppression	1
‘Of course, women will adopt it!’: A qualitative study on the acceptability of medical menstrual regulation in Senegal	1
Factors influencing the risk of repeat termination of pregnancy: A register-based study in Finland	1
HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish contexts	1
Fertility decision-making during the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil: Where is the decision?	1
Reproductive sex ending in failure affects sexual health – A qualitative study of men and women attending a fertility clinic	1
Community perceptions and experiences on the events leading to facility maternal death; a verbal autopsy qualitative study	1
An exploration of midwives’ perceptions of the Ockenden review: a qualitative study	1
“Do you want a period?” Launching and evaluating a brief contraceptive decision-making educational intervention	1
Traumatic birth experience and posttraumatic stress disorder: The psychometric properties of the Icelandic version of the City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS)	1
Corrigendum to “Factors associated with dropout from health facility childbirth after antenatal care booking in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis” [Sex. Reprod. Healthc. 48 (2026) 101229	1
Building a European Network of Doctoral Midwives: Strengthening research, leadership and collaboration – a Commentary	1
Existential communication in maternity care – Mixed method evaluation of a postgraduate short course	1
Reconsidering “inclusive language:” Consequences for healthcare and equitableness of a growing linguistic movement to address gender identity with a path forward	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
Mobile health technology to promote and support breastfeeding: An explorative interview study of women’s experience of antenatal education	1
Fostering empowerment through communication: The needs, expectations, and experience of maternity care among polish migrant women in Iceland	1