Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Article	Citations
Prevalence and predictors of depression in Jordanian women post-hysterectomy: A multi-centre cross-sectional study	65
Midwife Educators’ perceptions of the efficacy of the Objective Structured clinical assessment of life-saving interventions - a qualitative interview study in Bangladesh	57
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals	31
Reforming professional identity: experiences of internationally educated midwives in a Swedish bridging program – A qualitative study	29
“Community members question me and flaunt their children before me”: A call for psychosocial support for women with infertility in Northern Ghana	25
Valued but not used: a qualitative study on the perception of contraception among Eastern European Roma women commuting to Oslo, Norway	22
Sexual and reproductive health outcomes and parent-child communication among youth in western Kenya	22
Women’s health – lack of knowledge and implementation	19
Comment on “Factors associated with dropout from health facility childbirth after antenatal care booking in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis”	19
Exploring the concept of unmet need within sexual and reproductive health in England: A qualitative Delphi exercise	17
Assessment of menstrual material needs as a measure of health and menstrual equity in the postpartum period	15
Pelvic Girdle Pain at 36 Weeks of Pregnancy and Two Years Postpartum: Associations With Biopsychosocial Factors	15
The importance of patient-centered contraceptive care: Linking provider contraceptive coercion to patient psychological distress and mental well-being	15
Strengthening healthcare delivery in Rwanda: Implementation science training for reproductive health researchers	14
Introducing tranexamic acid into the protocol for management of post-partum haemorrhage: An observational study using repeated cross-sectional analysis	14
Exposure to violence and associated factors among abortion-seeking women – A multicentre study in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic	14
Medical student perceptions of clinical abortion training opportunities across the United States	14
Content validity of the birth beliefs scale following a translation into German	14
Violence among pregnant women in Denmark from 2019 to 2021 – A hospital-based cross-sectional study	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
Beyond cultural competency: the unseen spectrum of gender microaggressions in Nordic maternity care	13
Perceptions of the Black population on fertility care: A scoping review	13
Negative childbirth experience – what matters most? a register-based study of risk factors in three time periods during pregnancy	13
WITHDRAWN: Letter to the editor	12
Overuse of intrapartum CTG monitoring in low-risk women in Norway	12

Response to Whop and Butler	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	12
Healthcare, socioeconomic and obstetric factors associated with the excess of cesarean sections in 880,000 births from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11
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
A critical review of methodological approaches in contraceptive counselling research: Insights and concerns on the study by Conceição et al. (2025)	10
Women’s experiences with hypnobirth – A qualitative study	10
Exercise in early pregnancy among women with migraine: A hospital-based cross-sectional study	10
Women’s satisfaction and experiences with water birth compared with conventional birth	10
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	9
Maternal factors associated with labor dystocia in low-risk nulliparous women. A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
The effect of hypnotherapy on vulvovaginal pain. A systematic literature review	9
Investigating the effect of mindfulness counselling on sexual functioning of women with premenstrual syndrome	9
The effectiveness of an online exercise program on urinary incontinence of postpartum women: a quasi-experimental study	9
Balancing midwifery values with rural reality: Swedish midwives’ views of midwifery continuity of care – A qualitative study	9
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
pre-SUCCECS: Lessons learned from implementing resuscitation and stabilisation with an intact cord during caesarean sections – Focus group discussions with implementation teams	8
Advancing Understanding of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Folic Acid Supplementation via National Institutes of Health All of Us Data	8
Sexual & reproductive healthcare	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
Childbirth experience questionnaire 2 – Icelandic translation and validation	8
Core recommendations of effective preconception counselling services in low-and-middle-income countries – A scoping review	8
Exploring symptom clusters across the menopausal stages – systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Transitioning to midwifery models of care: An evidence-based imperative for sexual and reproductive health	8
“The Best of Both Worlds” a content analysis of midwives’ perspectives on using ultrasound for labour progress assessment	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
Women’s experiences of continuity of care from student midwives – A qualitative study from Norway	8
Veganism during pregnancy: Exploring experiences and needs of women following a plant-based diet	7
Obstetric, child health outcomes, trends and readmissions for term women birthing in South-West Sydney (2001–2016): A linked data population-based study	7
Social disparities in delivery choice among patients with history of cesarean	7
Psychosocial well-being and diabetes distress in the transition to motherhood among women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes	7
Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study	7
Storytelling in midwifery: ‘Not just for entertainment’	7
Key influences on women’s decisions for vaginal birth following a previous caesarean section: A qualitative study	7
Adaptation and efficacy of a cultural competency training program for Icelandic midwives: A mixed-methods pilot study	7
Fertility attitudes and intentions among postgraduate female and male students in China: A qualitative focus group study	7
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Swedish version of the female genital self-image scale	7
Women’s experiences with long journeys to the nearest birthing facility and midwife accompaniment service: A qualitative study	7
Exploring Australian midwives’ approaches to labour pain and workplace realities: Philosophies in practice	7
The pathways to reproductive health education for women with physical disabilities in vietnam	7
The prevalence and effect of traumatic childbirth witnessed by midwifery students: A quantitative study	7
Navigating child adoption decision among women with infertility in Southern Ghana	6
Childbirth experiences in proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase– A randomized, controlled clinical trial	6
“The ignored pain” - experiences of encounters with healthcare from the perspective of women with pain persisting after childbirth - a qualitative study	6
The role of school-based health centers in providing long-active reversible contraceptive care to adolescents in New York City	6
Women’s and healthcare providers’ experiences of contraceptive counselling: a qualitative systematic review	6
The experience of working alone as midwives in small-scale municipalities – a qualitative study with emphasis on professional loneliness	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

Development of a tool to analyse what resources are needed to implement a midwife-led care framework- the MIDWIZE conceptual framework	6
Investigating the associations between early labour onset symptoms and self-diagnosed labour onset in a cohort study of primiparas	6
Swedish women’s experiences of menopausal transition: A focus group study	6
Experiences of expressed human milk feeding: A qualitative study	6
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees − a cluster randomised trial evaluating sick leave	6
Use of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term: A national survey of Norwegian birth units	6
Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel modeling	6
Use of intrapartum cardiotocography in low-risk pregnancies: A cross-sectional study	6
Legalisation of termination of pregnancy in Ireland and the development of a service between primary and secondary care	6
Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis	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
Student midwives' perspectives of women's sexual and reproductive health literacy in Turkey	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
Every two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth – We are failing mothers	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
In what ways does maternity care in Australia align with the values and principles of the national maternity strategy? A scoping review	5
Uncovering the rural–urban gap in determinants of infant mortality in Punjab-Pakistan	5
Women experiencing the second stage of labour for the first time: A qualitative free-text analysis within the Oneplus trial	5
Twin birth: The maternal experience	5
Contraceptive-induced amenorrhea: An exploratory study of perceptions among a reproductive-age urban Southern California population	5
The interplay of structural and external factors for strengthening midwifery education in Indonesia	5
Trajectories of contraception before pregnancy and after medication abortion among women accessing clinic vs pharmacy services in Ghana	5
Assessment of delayed termination of pregnancy in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, 2019–21	5
Birth satisfaction and symptoms of childbirth related PTSD among women in Iceland: A population-based study	5
Factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the City birth Trauma Scale- Slovak version	5
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	5
What skills do New Zealand clinicians have to provide first trimester abortion in primary care and are they willing?	5
Women’s experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth: A qualitative study	5
Trends in menstrual cycle symptoms, physical activity avoidance, and hormonal contraceptive use in a general population of adult women	5
“Death is a sensitive topic when you are surrounded by life”: Nurses experiences with pregnancy loss	5
Medical tourism for late abortion: Women’s profile and circumstances. A quantitative study among women who travelled within Europe for late abortion	5
‘Goodbye and good luck’ Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study	5
Trust in provider and stigma during second-trimester abortion	5
The impact of infertility on the mental health of women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment	5
Unveiling reproductive choices: Knowledge and practices of emergency contraceptive pills among the female factory workers in Sri Lanka	5
Emergency medical technicianś experiences of assignments with women in labour	5
Experiences of implementing and working with obstetric emergency triage: A qualitative study among Swedish midwifes, auxiliary nurses, and obstetricians	5
Factors associated with persistent sexual dysfunction and pain 12 months postpartum	5
Clinicians' perspectives on managing and treating heavy menstrual bleeding in Australia: A qualitative study	5
Evaluating the moderating role of accredited social health activists on adverse birth outcomes in rural India	5
Disparities in postnatal depression and anxiety screening: Results from a cross sectional survey of Maternal and Child health nurses in Victoria, Australia	4
Scientific production on induced abortion in Peru: A scoping review of studies from 1965–2024	4
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy – Prevalence and associations with women’s health: A cross-sectional study	4
Maternity care providers’ attitudes and beliefs toward weight and body size during pregnancy: A cross-sectional survey	4
Nulliparous women’s lived experiences of the prolonged passive stage of labour: A thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology	4
Workplace intervention among pregnant hospital employees – A protocol of a cluster randomized trial	4
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	4
Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement	4
Women’s experiences of being assisted by two midwives during the active second stage of labour: Secondary outcomes from the Oneplus trial	4
Acceptability and feasibility of a midwifery intervention to promote active labour and decision-making: a qualitative study with women and nurse-midwives	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
Women’s experiences of consent to induction of labour: A qualitative study	4
Developing the midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: A mixed methods study in six European midwifery units	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
School health-care team members’ reflections of their promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): Important but neglected	4
The epistemic injustice of racialised maternal care	4
Labour ward midwives’ experiences of remote video calls with women during early labour	4
Community-based integrated intervention for skilled maternal health care utilization in riverine remote areas, Bangladesh	4
Exploring barriers to abortion access: Medical students’ intentions, attitudes and exposure to abortion	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
Norwegian midwiveś experiences of encounter and support women with fear of childbirth during birth	4
Distance to abortion facilities and depressive symptoms among reproductive-aged women of color after Dobbs	4
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy and its association with spontaneous preterm birth	4
Discrimination against Roma women during childbirth? Unraveling the underlying effects of ethnic and socio-economic factors	4
Proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase – A randomized, controlled clinical trial	4
Solo mothers’ by choice experiences during pregnancy and early parenthood: Thoughts and feelings related to maternal health-services	4
Condom non-use among adolescents: Prevalence and associated factors among school-going adolescents from 58 countries	4
A low cesarean section rate is not a reason for overusing CTG	4
Thoughts and experiences of well-educated fathers about their role when breastfeeding difficulties arose	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
The regulation and practice of midwifery prescribing around the world: A scoping review of regulations and literature	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
Difficulties of nurses and midwives in caring for refugee mothers: A qualitative study	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

Domestic violence and pregnancy intendedness: A cross-sectional study in Nepal	3
Real-time reflections during induction of labor: A qualitative study of women’s perspectives	3
The impact of legislative changes on abortion care: A retrospective study of one hospital system in North Carolina	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
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
Time to pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of spontaneous pregnancies	3
Achievement of a physiological birth: insights from a qualitative study on women's motivations and decisions	3
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	3
Women-centered care is safe care	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
Postnatal quietness - the dilemma of visiting hours. A qualitative interview study with maternity care staff	3
Navigating grief Pedagogy in Midwifery: Insights from interviews with clinical midwifery educators	3
The impact of caller characteristics on levonorgestrel emergency contraception access in West Virginia community pharmacies	3
Gender norms, contraceptive use, and intimate partner violence: A six-country analysis	3
Childbirth experiences of Arab immigrant and refugee women in Ontario: Exploring communication dynamics in healthcare provision	3
Midwifery care for late termination of pregnancy: Integrative review	3
Parent-infant closeness and care practices during therapeutic hypothermia in Swedish neonatal intensive care units	2
The conclusion of CTG overuse is not justified	2
A mixed methods study investigating sources of fertility and reproductive health information in the UK	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
Work motivation among midwives in medium-sized labour wards in Denmark – An interview study	2
Midwifery research: A vital catalyst for addressing gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare	2
“There has to be a change in the health care system”: Postpartum experiences of immigrant first-time mothers	2
The association between gynecologic healthcare providers’ sexual health and their comfort discussing their patients’ sexual function	2
Midwifery practice in a Ghanaian referral hospital: experiences using magnesium sulphate for women at risk of eclampsia	2
Maternal and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: A retrospective study	2
Teenagers’ and young adults’ sexual behaviour and its associations with exposure to violence, among visitors at a Youth Centre in Sweden	2
‘Taking Care’: A qualitative study of emerging adult-aged women’s sexual and reproductive health definitions	2
Male or female sterilization - the decision making process: Counselling and regret	2
Do Indonesian midwifery-led birth units provide safe, accessible care? A secondary analysis of demographic health survey cross-sectional data	2
Reading the comments: An exploratory quantitative analysis of YouTube comments in response to abortion plotlines on fictional television programs	2
“I no longer had a voice, I was just a vessel”: Birthing women’s experiences of information gathering, choice and dismissal	2
Pilot study for a preconception educational intervention for people with mobility disabilities	2
Psychological well-being in early pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: A cohort study	2
Women’s experiences of giving birth in healthcare facilities in India -A systematic literature review of qualitative research	2
Exploring the significance of multisensory birthing rooms for the parental couples birth experience: a qualitative 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
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
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, and maternal breastfeeding attitudes before and after the baby-friendly hospital initiative: A quasi-experimental study	2
We’re guessing: The data crisis in maternal mortality research in the United States	2
Assessing the Unmet Preconception Care Needs of Men in the United States by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity	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
Weight stigma in maternity care	2
Determinants of prevention and impact on health for women with female genital mutilation – A qualitative study with experts	2
Perceived associations between the menstrual cycle and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative interview study exploring lived experiences	2
Women’s experiences of maternal near miss: Qualitative findings from Malawi	2
A Kazakhstan perspective on “The vital role of birth centers in modern maternity care”	2
Maternal outcomes among women with type 1 diabetes in Sweden. A population-based cohort study	2
Women’s experiences of participating in a digital continuity of care model designed for fear of birth in a rural setting	2
Which self-reported symptoms are associated with infection in a childbirth-related perineal tear?	2
Strategies to recruit and retain Black and Latina/x women and birthing people in a biospecimen research study	2
The lived experience of receiving and providing antenatal care during the Covid-19 crisis in Southern Europe: An exploratory qualitative study	2
The importance of clinical supervision and teaching methods for midwifery students’ confidence in intrapartum care. A mixed method study	2
Editorial Board	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
Using process-oriented groups reflections with health care providers to improve childbirth care in the Democratic Republic of Congo – An implementation study	2
HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish contexts	2
Maternal and neonatal outcomes of membrane stripping in rural canadian group B Streptococcus-colonized pregnancies	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
The impact of abortion doulas on women and providers’ outcomes: An integrative review of the evidence	2