OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
‘Watchful attendance’ during labour and birth	21
Sexuality in the perinatal period: A systematic review of reviews and recommendations for practice	19
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
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
Prenatal fear of childbirth among pregnant women and their spouses in Kenya	15
Norwegian multicultural doulas’ experiences of supporting newly-arrived migrant women during pregnancy and childbirth: A qualitative study	15
Health literacy levels among women in the prenatal period: A systematic review	12
Exploring the internship experiences of Swedish final term student midwives: A cross-sectional survey	11
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Antenatal care policy in high-income countries with a universal health system: A scoping review	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
Healthcare providers’ experiences of comprehensive emergency obstetric care in Somaliland: An explorative study with focus on cesarean deliveries	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
“From hell to healed” – A qualitative study on women’s experience of recovery, relationships and sexuality after severe obstetric perineal injury	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