Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on family planning: results from a qualitative study in rural Uganda following COVID-19 lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has likely affected the already high unmet need for family planning in low- and middle-income countries. This qualitative study used Andersen ’s Behavioral Model of Health Service Use as a... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - February 9, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Katelyn M. Sileo, Christine Muhumuza, Teddy Helal, Allison Olfers, Haruna Lule, Samuel Sekamatte, Trace S. Kershaw, Rhoda K. Wanyenze and Susan M. Kiene Tags: Research Source Type: research
Women ’s reflections on timing of motherhood: a meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence
Fertility declines with increasing age, especially in women. In recent decades women ’s age at the birth of their first child has risen markedly in many countries, and an increasing number of women do not estab... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - February 8, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Camilla Gry Temmesen, Tove Faber Frandsen, Henriette Svarre-Nielsen, Kathrine Birch Petersen, Jane Clemensen and Heidi Lene Myglegaard Andersen Tags: Review Source Type: research
School attendance and sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis
Given the high burden of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes (SRH) and low levels of school attendance among adolescent girls in Kenya, this study sought to elucidate the association between school... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - February 6, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Sai Surabi Thirugnanasampanthar, Lonnie Embleton, Erica Di Ruggiero, Paula Braitstein, Clement Oduor and Yohannes Dibaba Wado Tags: Research Source Type: research
The magnitude of teenage pregnancy and its associated factors among teenagers in Dodoma Tanzania: a community-based analytical cross-sectional study
Teenage pregnancies cause serious health, social and economic consequences including death among adolescent girls worldwide. It is estimated that in 2019 about 55% of unintended pregnancies among adolescent gi... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - February 3, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Fabiola V. Moshi and Olympia Tilisho Tags: Research Source Type: research
Women ’s perceptions of and experiences with the use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion in central Malawi: a mixed methods study
Abortion-related complications are among the common causes of maternal mortality in Malawi. Misoprostol is recommended for the treatment of first-trimester incomplete abortions but is seldom used for post-abor... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - February 2, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Bertha Magreta Chakhame, Elisabeth Darj, Mphatso Mwapasa, Ursula Kalimembe Kafulafula, Alfred Maluwa, Jon Øyvind Odland and Maria Lisa Odland Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of an intrapartum care quality improvement intervention in Brazilian private hospitals on care safety measures and adverse outcomes
In 2015, a quality improvement (QI) intervention to reduce cesarean sections (CS) —the Adequate Childbirth Project (PPA)—was implemented in the private sector in Brazil. This analysis aims to compare safety car... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - February 2, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ma íra Libertad Soligo Takemoto, Marcos Nakamura-Pereira, Fernando Maia Peixoto-Filho and Maria do Carmo Leal Tags: Research Source Type: research
Task-shifting and family planning continuation: contraceptive trajectories of women who received their method at a community-based event in Kinshasa, DRC
While community-based interventions are a proven high-impact strategy to increase contraceptive uptake in low-income countries, their capacity to support women ’s contraceptive choices (including continued use,... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 30, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Julie H. Hernandez, Katherine H. LaNasa and Tesky Koba Tags: Research Source Type: research
Longitudinal study of pregnancy intention and its association with pregnancy occurrence among female sex workers in Benin and Mali
The intention of becoming pregnant has an evident impact on the prenatal and postnatal period. For female sex workers (FSWs) in West Africa, among whom pregnancies are frequent as are HIV and sexually transmit... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 30, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Gentiane Perrault Sullivan, Fernand Aim é Guédou, Fatoumata Korika Tounkara, Luc Béhanzin, Nana Camara, Marlène Aza-Gnandji, Bintou Dembele Keita, Odette Azonnadou, Ismaila Thera, Lisa Avery and Michel Alary Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence
Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of abuse where a partner asserts control over a woman ’s reproductive health trajectories. Recent research emphasizes that RC experiences may differ within and across low- a... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 27, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Shannon N. Wood, Haley L. Thomas, Georges Guiella, Fiacre Bazi é, Rosine Mosso, Raimi Fassassi, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Mary Thiongo, Peter Gichangi, Sani Oumarou, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Anoop Khanna, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Fredrick Tags: Research Source Type: research
Does socioeconomic factors and healthcare coverage affect postpartum sterilization uptake in an urban, tertiary hospital?
Postpartum sterilization in Thailand has relatively few barriers compared to other countries. The procedure is covered by some healthcare plans, and paid out-of-pocket for others. We aim to determine if health... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 27, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Sutira Uaamnuichai, Phanupong Phutrakool, Nareerat Thammasitchai, Sarochinee Sathitloetsakun, Somsook Santibenchakul and Unnop Jaisamrarn Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Quality improvement of childbirth care (Adequate Birth Project) and the assessment of women ’s birth experience in Brazil: a structural equation modelling of a cross-sectional research
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Source: Reproductive Health - January 26, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mariza Miranda Theme Filha, Tatiana Henriques Leite, Marcia Leonardi Baldisserotto, Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira and Maria do Carmo Leal Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Women ’s voice on changes in childbirth care practices: a qualitative approach to women’s experiences in Brazilian private hospitals participating in the Adequate Childbirth Project
In Brazil, childbirth practices are strongly marked by surgical events and particularly in the private sector cesarean sections reach rates above 80%. The National Supplementary Health Agency proposed the Adeq... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 24, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Andreza Pereira Rodrigues, D ébora Cecília Chaves de Oliveira, Maysa Luduvice Gomes, Lucia Regina de Azevedo Nicida, Jacqueline Alves Torres, Amanda da Trindade Dias Coutinho, Beatriz da Silva Soares de Souza Cravo, Juliana Guimarães Dantas, Thays Bas Tags: Research Source Type: research
In-country availability of medical abortion medicines: a description of the framework and methodology of the WHO landscape assessments
Availability of quality-assured medical abortion medicines plays a crucial role in providing comprehensive abortion care. However, access to these medicines is still restricted for many abortion seekers. Incre... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 24, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ulrika Rehnstr öm Loi, Ndola Prata, Amy Grossman, Antonella Lavelanet, Natalie Williams and Bela Ganatra Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized pilot trial
The World Health Organization (WHO) Labour Care Guide (LCG) is a paper-based labour monitoring tool designed to facilitate the implementation of WHO ’s latest guidelines for effective, respectful care during la... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 20, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Joshua P. Vogel, Veronica Pingray, Fernando Althabe, Luz Gibbons, Mabel Berrueta, Yeshita Pujar, Manjunath Somannavar, Sunil S. Vernekar, Alvaro Ciganda, Rocio Rodriguez, Saraswati A. Welling, Amit Revankar, Savitri Bendigeri, Jayashree Ashok Kumar, Shrut Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Evaluation of labor and childbirth care by nurse-midwives in Brazilian private hospitals: results of a quality improvement project
In 2015, a quality improvement project —the “Adequate Childbirth Project” (Projeto Parto Adequado, or PPA)—was implemented in Brazilian private hospitals with the goal of reducing unnecessary cesarean sections. On... (Source: Reproductive Health)
Source: Reproductive Health - January 19, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Fabrine C. Souza, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Jacqueline Alves Torres, Maysa Luduvice Gomes and Maria do Carmo Leal Tags: Research Source Type: research
