Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Article	Citations
‘Watchful attendance’ during labour and birth	21
Sexuality in the perinatal period: A systematic review of reviews and recommendations for practice	19
Intimate partner violence and perinatal depression and anxiety: Social support as moderator among Mexican women	17
The impact of virtual reality on pain management during normal labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	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	17
Norwegian multicultural doulas’ experiences of supporting newly-arrived migrant women during pregnancy and childbirth: A qualitative study	15
Prenatal fear of childbirth among pregnant women and their spouses in Kenya	15
Health literacy levels among women in the prenatal period: A systematic review	12
Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration related factors	11
Room4Birth – The effect of giving birth in a hospital birthing room designed with person-centred considerations: A Swedish randomised controlled trial	11
Disruption of physiological labour; – A population register-based study among nulliparous women at term	11
Exploring the internship experiences of Swedish final term student midwives: A cross-sectional survey	11
Existential aspects in the transition to parenthood based on interviews and a theatre workshop	10
Arabic speaking migrant parents’ perceptions of sex education in Sweden: A qualitative study	10
The relationship between fear of childbirth and sense of coherence in women expecting their first child	10
Recommendations for intrapartum fetal monitoring are not followed in low-risk women: A study from two Norwegian birth units	10
Midwives’ views on alcohol guidelines: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to implementation in UK antenatal care	10
Negative childbirth experience – what matters most? a register-based study of risk factors in three time periods during pregnancy	10
Differences in the prevalence of cesarean section and associated factors in private and public healthcare systems in Peru	9
A safe place – Adolescents’ and young adults’ perceptions of youth clinics in northern Sweden	9
A continuity of care project with two on-call schedules: Findings from a rural area in Sweden	9
Supportive conditions for sexual and perinatal wellbeing in women living with HIV in Sweden: A phenomenological study	9
The community-based bilingual doula – A new actor filling gaps in labour care for migrant women. Findings from a qualitative study of midwives’ and obstetricians’ experiences	9
Women’s experiences with being pregnant and becoming a new mother during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Violation of the right to abortion at the time of the war in Ukraine	8

Induction of labour as compared with spontaneous labour in low-risk women: A multicenter study in Catalonia	8
Symptoms assessed in studies on perimenopausal depression: A narrative review	8
Challenges to implement evidence-based midwifery care in Bangladesh. An interview study with medical doctors mentoring health care providers	8
Use of modern contraceptives by women with disabilities in Rajasthan, India: An analysis of the annual health survey	7
The utilization of maternal health services at primary healthcare setting in Southeast Asian Countries: A systematic review of the literature	7
Increasing trend of C-section deliveries in India: A comparative analysis between southern states and rest of India	7
Working conditions for hospital-based maternity and neonatal health care workers during extraordinary situations – A pre-/post COVID-19 pandemic analysis and lessons learned	7
The journey to solo motherhood – An explorative study	7
The intrauterine device versus oral hormonal methods as emergency contraceptives: A systematic review of recent comparative studies	7
Clitoral reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation: A systematic review	6
A content analysis of twitter backlash to Georgia’s abortion ban	6
How women and providers perceive male partner resistance to contraceptives in Western Kenya: A qualitative study	6
Exploring the psychosocial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s perinatal experiences and wellbeing: A qualitative study	6
Implementing an internet-based capacity building program for interdisciplinary midwifery-lead teams in Ethiopia, Kenya Malawi and Somalia	6
Australian men’s fertility information seeking attitudes and behaviour: A qualitative investigation	6
Termination of pregnancy: Staff knowledge and training	6
The experiences and psychological outcomes for pregnant women who have had FGM: A systematic review	6
Staff’s experiences of a pilot implementation of the SEXual health Identification Tool for assessing sexual ill health among visitors to Swedish youth clinics: A focus group study	6
Male or female sterilization - the decision making process: Counselling and regret	6
Factors related to delays in obtaining contraception among pregnancy-capable adults in New York state during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CAP study	6
Trends in HIV sexual prevention: Attitudinal beliefs and behavioral intention in Spanish young people over the past two decades (1999–2020)	6
Exploring sexual awareness and Decision-making among adolescent girls and boys in rural Nicaragua: A socio-ecological approach	5
Social support for women after fistula repair: A scoping review	5
Reproductive and sexual health effects of intimate partner violence: A longitudinal and intergenerational analysis	5
Does antenatal and post-natal program reduce infant mortality? A meta-analytical review on 24 developing countries based on Demographic and Health Survey data	5
Factors associated with contraceptive use among postpartum women with substance use disorder	5
Vietnamese midwives' experiences of working in maternity care – A qualitative study in the Hanoi region	5
In what ways does maternity care in Australia align with the values and principles of the national maternity strategy? A scoping review	5
Perceptions of family planning among some Somali men living in Sweden: A phenomenographic study	5
Contraceptive and pregnancy concerns in the UK during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A rapid study	5
Traveling to California from out of state to receive abortion services at a hospital-based clinic: A qualitative study of people’s experiences	5
Exploring barriers to abortion access: Medical students’ intentions, attitudes and exposure to abortion	5
Scoping maternal care through the lens of maternal deaths: A retrospective analysis of maternal mortality in Georgia	5
Women's experience of infertility & treatment – A silent grief and failed care and support	5
Translation and validation of the Swahili version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A (W-DEQ-A)	5
Norwegian midwives’ experiences with screening for violence in antenatal care – A qualitative study	5
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	4
Validation and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE)	4
Swedish women’s experiences of menopausal transition: A focus group study	4
Alcohol and illicit and non-medical prescription drug use before and during pregnancy in Stockholm, Sweden: A cross-sectional study	4
Describing the transition from late pregnancy into early labour – A prospective cohort study	4
Depressive symptoms postpartum is associated with physical activity level the year prior to giving birth – A retrospective observational study	4
Cross-cultural adaption, translation and reliability tests of the Danish version of the Pregnancy Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale	4
Ten women’s decision-making experiences in threatened preterm labour: Qualitative findings from the EQUIPTT trial	4
Impact of social networks on the choice of place of delivery among ethnic women in Bangladesh	4
On cloud nine? Maternal emotional wellbeing six weeks up to one year postpartum – A cross-sectional study	4
Midwife Educators’ perceptions of the efficacy of the Objective Structured clinical assessment of life-saving interventions - a qualitative interview study in Bangladesh	4
Barriers to optimal and appropriate use of uterotonics during active labour and for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in public health care facilities: An exploratory study in five states of India	4
Early discharge from hospital after birth: How Norwegian parents experience postnatal home visits by midwives – A qualitative study	4
‘A longing for a sense of security’ – Women’s experiences of continuity of midwifery care in rural Sweden: A qualitative study	4

Primiparous women’s expectations and experiences of early labour: A qualitative study	4
The interplay of structural and external factors for strengthening midwifery education in Indonesia	4
Birth related PTSD and its association with the mother-infant relationship: A meta-analysis	4
Trends and predictors of the use of unskilled birth attendants among Ethiopian mothers from 2000 to 2016	4
The risk of postpartum hemorrhage when lowering the oxytocin dose in planned cesarean section, a pilot study	4
Perspectives of medical abortion in Italy	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
Associations between duration of active second stage of labour and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: A cohort study of nulliparous women with spontaneous onset of labour	4
Does institutional maternity services contribute to the fear of childbirth? A focus group interview study	4
Worries among pregnant Danish women with chronic medical conditions – A cross sectional study with data from the Copenhagen pregnancy cohort	4
Breastfeeding practices in an Australian tertiary care hospital: A retrospective study	3
Gender norms, contraceptive use, and intimate partner violence: A six-country analysis	3
Healthcare providers’ experiences of comprehensive emergency obstetric care in Somaliland: An explorative study with focus on cesarean deliveries	3
The continuum of violence against women: Gynecological violence within the Medical Model in Chile	3
Intimate partner violence and the association of pregnancy intendedness – A cross-sectional study in southeastern Norway	3
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy – Prevalence and associations with women’s health: A cross-sectional study	3
Abuse and disrespectful care on women during access to antenatal care services and its implications in Ndola and Kitwe health facilities	3
A review of top performing rural community and critical access hospitals’ web resources for transgender patients in the United States	3
Factors associated with condom and contraceptive use among currently and formerly homeless young adults: Does housing matter?	3
Attitude towards female circumcision among women in Ethiopia	3
“From hell to healed” – A qualitative study on women’s experience of recovery, relationships and sexuality after severe obstetric perineal injury	3
Socio-demographic associations with pregnancy loss among Bakiga and Indigenous Batwa women in Southwestern Uganda	3
Prevalence and predictive factors for fear of childbirth in pregnant Portuguese women: A cross-sectional study	3
Expectations of the upcoming birth – A survey of women’s self-efficacy and birth positions	3
“Death is a sensitive topic when you are surrounded by life”: Nurses experiences with pregnancy loss	3
Trends in menstrual cycle symptoms, physical activity avoidance, and hormonal contraceptive use in a general population of adult women	3
Women's experiences of changes to childbirth and parenting education in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: The birth in the time of COVID-19 (BITTOC) study	3
Antenatal care policy in high-income countries with a universal health system: A scoping review	3
Reproductive autonomy and feelings of control over pregnancy among emerging adult clients in a Utah (USA) contraceptive initiative study	3
Childbirth experience questionnaire 2 – Icelandic translation and validation	3
Women’s worries during pregnancy; a cross-sectional survey using the Cambridge Worry Scale in a rural area with long distance to hospital	3
Induction of labor in twin pregnancies – A retrospective cohort study	3
Characteristics of good contraceptive counselling – An interview study	2
Medical tourism for late abortion: Women’s profile and circumstances. A quantitative study among women who travelled within Europe for late abortion	2
Women’s experiences with information before medication abortion at home, support during the process and follow-up procedures – A qualitative study	2
Challenges in using Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) for preparation for natural birth: A feasibility study	2
Healthcare providers’ perspectives on pregnancy experiences among sexual and gender minority youth	2
The impact of caller characteristics on levonorgestrel emergency contraception access in West Virginia community pharmacies	2
Influence of the birthing room design on midwives' job satisfaction – A cross-sectional online survey embedded in the ‘Be-Up’ study	2
Factors associated with men’s opinion about female genital mutilation in Ethiopia	2
Intrapartum care policies in high-income countries with a universal health system: A scoping review	2
Prevalence and correlates of having sexual and reproductive health priorities met by HIV providers among women living with HIV in a Canadian setting	2
“An Undesired Life Event”: A retrospective interview study of Swedish women’s experiences of Caesarean Section in the 1970s and 1980s.”	2
Continuum of care for maternal, newborn and child health: Evidence from a national survey in Mexico	2
Women’s negative childbirth experiences and socioeconomic factors: Results from the Babies Born Better survey	2
Syrian women’s experiences of being pregnant and receiving care at antenatal clinics in Sweden for the first time after migration	2
Physician beliefs about abortion safety and their participation in abortion care	2
“I had to think: This is not a child.” A qualitative exploration of how women/couples articulate their relation to the fetus/child following termination of a wanted pregnancy due to Down syndrome	2
Family planning practices and women’s impression of the reproductive life plan in Eswatini	2
Tactics employed by healthcare providers in the humanitarian sector to meet the sexual and reproductive healthcare needs of undocumented migrant women in Denmark: A qualitative study	2
Exploring fear of childbirth in Kenya through evaluation of the readability of Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version A (W-DEQ-A)	2
Uncovering the rural–urban gap in determinants of infant mortality in Punjab-Pakistan	2
Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement	2
Knowledge, challenges, and standard of care of young women with ADHD at Swedish youth clinics	2
A mixed methods study investigating sources of fertility and reproductive health information in the UK	2
Midwifery care is evidence-based but under increasing pressure	2
The tipping point of antenatal engagement: A qualitative grounded theory in Tanzania and Zambia	2
“It’s a patient safety issue” A qualitative study with care professionals on their experiences of meeting trans people in obstetric and gynaecological care	2
Intrapartum fetal monitoring practices in Norway: A population-based study	2
Midwives’ practices related to cervical cancer screening during pregnancy: A vignette-based study	2
Who safeguards pregnant women’s autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic?	2
Traumatic childbirth experiences, effects and coping: A qualitative study	2
“I didn’t want to let go of the dream”: Exploring women’s personal stories of how their low milk supply was discovered	2
Perceived associations between the menstrual cycle and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative interview study exploring lived experiences	2
Previous negative experiences of healthcare reported by Swedish pregnant women with fear of birth - A mixed method study	2
War in Ukraine: Challenges for women’s and perinatal health	2
Existential aspects of parenthood transition seen from the health professionals’ perspective - an interview and theatre workshop study	2
Experiences of Norwegian community midwives with caring for vulnerable pregnant women – A national cross-sectional study	2
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, and maternal breastfeeding attitudes before and after the baby-friendly hospital initiative: A quasi-experimental study	2
Maternal factors associated with labor dystocia in low-risk nulliparous women. A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
HIV knowledge and attitudes among minority pregnant patients and their non-pregnant partners in an urban hospital clinic	2
Supporting young women with menstrual pain – Experiences of midwives working at youth clinics	1
Why and when choosing child-free life in Sweden? Reasons, influencing factors and personal and societal factors: Individual interviews during 2020–2021	1
“Using contraceptives is abandoning our culture”: A qualitative study of contraceptive use among Somali women in Finland	1
Defibulated immigrant women’s sexual and reproductive health from the perspective of midwives and gynaecologists as primary care providers in Sweden – A phenomenographic study	1
Community-based integrated intervention for skilled maternal health care utilization in riverine remote areas, Bangladesh	1
Perceptions and imagined performances of pregnancy, birth and parenting among voluntarily child-free individuals in Sweden	1
Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel modeling	1
Why freebirth in a maternity system with free midwifery care? A qualitative study of Danish women’s motivations and preparations for freebirth	1
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy and its association with spontaneous preterm birth	1

Contraceptive use and consistency and the role of deferred action for childhood arrivals: A cross-sectional survey of undocumented young adults	1
Difficulties of nurses and midwives in caring for refugee mothers: A qualitative study	1
Perceptions and educational needs of social and healthcare professionals in the prevention of domestic violence – A focus group study	1
The problem with “unprotected” sex	1
Parents’ experiences of the information provided at the antenatal clinic regarding foetal diagnostics – A qualitative interview study	1
Navigating return to sex: A qualitative Reddit analysis of parents’ perceptions about the timing of resuming sex after a birth	1
Migrant women’s experiences of an individual language-assisted information and support visit to the labor ward before giving birth – A qualitative study from Sweden	1
Infertility-related stress, quality of life, and reasons for fertility treatment discontinuation among US women: A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study	1
An important task: Midwives’ experiences of identifying children at risk of neglect	1
‘Of course, women will adopt it!’: A qualitative study on the acceptability of medical menstrual regulation in Senegal	1
Women’s experiences with planned singleton upright breech birth – A phenomenological study	1
Corrigendum to “Implementing an internet-based capacity building program for interdisciplinary midwifery-led teams in Ethiopia, Kenya Malawi and Somalia” [Sex. Reprod. Healthcare 30 (2021) 100670]	1
Midwives’ action-guiding orientation while attending hospital births – A scoping review	1
HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish contexts	1
Solo mothers’ by choice experiences during pregnancy and early parenthood: Thoughts and feelings related to maternal health-services	1
Creative arts intervention in support of women experiencing a high-risk pregnancy: A qualitative descriptive thematic analysis	1
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals	1
Comparing infertility-related stress in high fertility and low fertility countries	1
Women’s experiences of being assisted by two midwives during the active second stage of labour: Secondary outcomes from the Oneplus trial	1
Editorial	1
Years of life lost due to unintentional drug overdose among perinatal individuals in the United States	1
Combined hormonal contraceptives use among women with contraindications according to the WHO criteria: A systematic review	1
Women’s experiences with hypnobirth – A qualitative study	1
Freebirth, the only option for women who do not fit into common practice– A Swedish national interview study	1
Experiences of internet-based treatment for vulvodynia: A qualitative study	1
Fertility decision-making during the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil: Where is the decision?	1
Proportion, Characteristics and Maternal Outcome of women referred for childbirth to a tertiary hospital in northern Tanzania – A descriptive retrospective study based on a hospital birth registry	1
Healthcare professionals and students’ knowledge on termination of pregnancy legislation and clinical practice: A systematic review	1
Is the presence of an adolescent reproductive health corner associated with adolescent knowledge and use of reproductive health services in Ghana?	1
Obstetrics violence among parturient women in Kano State, north-west Nigeria	1
An assessment of postpartum contraception rates with evolving care during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Traditional or technological? A cross sectional survey of oral contraceptive reminders in young adults	1
Postnatal quietness - the dilemma of visiting hours. A qualitative interview study with maternity care staff	1
Maternity connect: Evaluation of an education program for rural midwives and nurses	1
Associations between cervical dilatation on admission and mode of delivery, a cohort study of Norwegian nulliparous women	1
Assessing the Unmet Preconception Care Needs of Men in the United States by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity	1
Pain Intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in Low-Risk labouring Women: A prospective descriptive correlational study	1
Sense of coherence, its components and depressive and anxiety symptoms in expecting women and their partners – A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study	1
Development of a tool to analyse what resources are needed to implement a midwife-led care framework- the MIDWIZE conceptual framework	1
Developing the midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: A mixed methods study in six European midwifery units	1
“In some clinics, they said it’s elective, and then they would refuse”: A Mixed-Methods Study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to abortion services in Germany	1
Effects of timed and targeted counselling by community health workers on maternal and household practices, and pregnancy and newborn outcomes in rural Uganda	1
Psychometric testing and the predictive validity of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R): A longitudinal study with Turkish women	1
Comparing prenatal and postpartum stress among women with previous adverse pregnancy outcomes and normal obstetric histories: A longitudinal cohort study	1
Introducing misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion: A feasibility and acceptability study in secondary-level health facilities in Myanmar	1
Swedish and Australian midwives’ experiences of providing antenatal care for Somali-born women: A qualitative study	1
Episiotomy or not? Midwives' experiences of recruiting to a randomized controlled trial during pregnancy and labor – A qualitative study	1
Is enhanced, structured prenatal counseling in third trimester associated with postpartum contraceptive uptake?	1
War in Ukraine and women's and perinatal health: Correspondence	1
From hopelessness to some hope: A qualitative interpretive research project to improve birthing experiences in Jordan	1
‘Goodbye and good luck’ Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study	1
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	1