OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Fear of childbirth among pregnant women and their partners in Turkey	38
Prevalence of fear of childbirth in a sample of gravida women in Kenya	31
Barriers to reproductive health services for women with disability in low- and middle-income countries: A review of the literature	26
COVID-19 and abortion: The importance of guaranteeing a fundamental right	19
Barriers to the uptake of modern family planning methods among female youth of Temeke District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A qualitative study	19
‘Watchful attendance’ during labour and birth	18
Midwife-led integrated pre-birth training and its impact on the fear of childbirth. A qualitative interview study	16
Medical and midwifery student attitudes toward moral acceptability and legality of abortion, following decriminalization of abortion in Chile	15
Sexuality in the perinatal period: A systematic review of reviews and recommendations for practice	15
Prenatal fear of childbirth among pregnant women and their spouses in Kenya	14
Enablers and barriers of exclusive breastfeeding among employed women in low and lower middle-income countries	14
Intimate partner violence and perinatal depression and anxiety: Social support as moderator among Mexican women	13
Socioeconomic inequalities in reproductive health care services across Sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Norwegian multicultural doulas’ experiences of supporting newly-arrived migrant women during pregnancy and childbirth: A qualitative study	12
Midwives experiences of caring for immigrant women at antenatal care	12
Maternal health care in India: A reflection of 10 years of National Health Mission on the Indian maternal health scenario	12
The impact of virtual reality on pain management during normal labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	12
Developing confidence during midwifery training: The experience of Swedish final year students	11
Workplace sexual harassment among nurses of a university hospital in Egypt	10
Room4Birth – The effect of giving birth in a hospital birthing room designed with person-centred considerations: A Swedish randomised controlled trial	9
Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration related factors	9
Multivitamin use and risk of preeclampsia in a high-income population: A cohort study	9
Midwives’ views on alcohol guidelines: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to implementation in UK antenatal care	9
The Cisnormative Blindspot Explained: Healthcare Experiences of Trans Men and Non-Binary Persons and the accessibility to inclusive sexual & reproductive Healthcare, an integrative review	9
Exploring the internship experiences of Swedish final term student midwives: A cross-sectional survey	8

Supportive conditions for sexual and perinatal wellbeing in women living with HIV in Sweden: A phenomenological study	8
Arabic speaking migrant parents’ perceptions of sex education in Sweden: A qualitative study	8
A continuity of care project with two on-call schedules: Findings from a rural area in Sweden	8
Health literacy levels among women in the prenatal period: A systematic review	8
Differences in the prevalence of cesarean section and associated factors in private and public healthcare systems in Peru	8
The relationship between fear of childbirth and sense of coherence in women expecting their first child	8
Disruption of physiological labour; – A population register-based study among nulliparous women at term	8
Factors associated with contraceptive use in rural Nepal: Gender and decision-making	7
Induction of labour as compared with spontaneous labour in low-risk women: A multicenter study in Catalonia	7
Symptoms assessed in studies on perimenopausal depression: A narrative review	7
Providing quality abortion care: Findings from a study of six states in India	7
The journey to solo motherhood – An explorative study	7
Norwegian women’s motivations and preparations for freebirth—A qualitative study	7
Existential aspects in the transition to parenthood based on interviews and a theatre workshop	6
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	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
Working conditions for hospital-based maternity and neonatal health care workers during extraordinary situations – A pre-/post COVID-19 pandemic analysis and lessons learned	6
The utilization of maternal health services at primary healthcare setting in Southeast Asian Countries: A systematic review of the literature	6
Increasing trend of C-section deliveries in India: A comparative analysis between southern states and rest of India	6
Negative childbirth experience – what matters most? a register-based study of risk factors in three time periods during pregnancy	6
Termination of pregnancy: Staff knowledge and training	6
Sub-optimal use of ultrasound examinations may result in underperformance of Vietnamese maternity care – A qualitative study of midwives’ experiences and views	6
A modified caseload midwifery model for women with fear of birth, women’s and midwives’ experiences: A qualitative study	6
Violation of the right to abortion at the time of the war in Ukraine	6
Challenges to implement evidence-based midwifery care in Bangladesh. An interview study with medical doctors mentoring health care providers	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
Contraceptive and pregnancy concerns in the UK during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A rapid study	5
Exploring the psychosocial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s perinatal experiences and wellbeing: A qualitative study	5
Clitoral reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation: A systematic review	5
Australian men’s fertility information seeking attitudes and behaviour: A qualitative investigation	5
Results from a literature review of menstruation-related restrictions in the United States and Canada	5
Vietnamese midwives' experiences of working in maternity care – A qualitative study in the Hanoi region	5
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	5
Women’s experiences with being pregnant and becoming a new mother during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Translation and validation of the Swahili version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A (W-DEQ-A)	5
The experiences and psychological outcomes for pregnant women who have had FGM: A systematic review	5
Scoping maternal care through the lens of maternal deaths: A retrospective analysis of maternal mortality in Georgia	5
Early discharge from hospital after birth: How Norwegian parents experience postnatal home visits by midwives – A qualitative study	4
Use of modern contraceptives by women with disabilities in Rajasthan, India: An analysis of the annual health survey	4
Implementing an internet-based capacity building program for interdisciplinary midwifery-lead teams in Ethiopia, Kenya Malawi and Somalia	4
Perceptions of family planning among some Somali men living in Sweden: A phenomenographic study	4
Does antenatal and post-natal program reduce infant mortality? A meta-analytical review on 24 developing countries based on Demographic and Health Survey data	4
Traveling to California from out of state to receive abortion services at a hospital-based clinic: A qualitative study of people’s experiences	4
Perspectives of medical abortion in Italy	4
Exploring sexual awareness and Decision-making among adolescent girls and boys in rural Nicaragua: A socio-ecological approach	4
Birth preparedness and complication readiness among antenatal care clients in Upper Egypt	4
Cross-cultural adaption, translation and reliability tests of the Danish version of the Pregnancy Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale	4
Worries among pregnant Danish women with chronic medical conditions – A cross sectional study with data from the Copenhagen pregnancy cohort	4
Ten women’s decision-making experiences in threatened preterm labour: Qualitative findings from the EQUIPTT trial	4

Validation and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE)	4
The intrauterine device versus oral hormonal methods as emergency contraceptives: A systematic review of recent comparative studies	4
Attitudes towards male partner HIV testing among low-income, minority pregnant women and their partners	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
A safe place – Adolescents’ and young adults’ perceptions of youth clinics in northern Sweden	4
Trends in HIV sexual prevention: Attitudinal beliefs and behavioral intention in Spanish young people over the past two decades (1999–2020)	4
Impact of social networks on the choice of place of delivery among ethnic women in Bangladesh	4
Recommendations for intrapartum fetal monitoring are not followed in low-risk women: A study from two Norwegian birth units	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
The risk of postpartum hemorrhage when lowering the oxytocin dose in planned cesarean section, a pilot study	4
Potentially traumatic events, fear of childbirth and posttraumatic stress disorder during pregnancy in Stockholm, Sweden: A cross-sectional study	4