A modified caseload midwifery model for women with fear of birth, women’s and midwives’ experiences: a qualitative study
Publication date: Available online 24 February 2020Source: Sexual & Reproductive HealthcareAuthor(s): Birgitta Larsson, Christine Rubertsson, Ingegerd Hildingsson (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 26, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Low-cost self-paced interventions increase birth satisfaction in first time fathers
ConclusionIncreasing the father’s understanding, role expectations, and preparation for his partner’s childbirth, may be important for fathers birth satisfaction. Expectations around childbirth and expectations of himself might be better managed to improve satisfaction. This study found evidence that simple low-cost interventions can improve birth satisfaction for new fathers. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 21, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Medical and midwifery student attitudes toward moral acceptability and legality of abortion, following decriminalization of abortion in Chile
ConclusionsMedical and midwifery students from not only secular but also religiously-affiliated universities are very supportive of the recent decriminalization of abortion, which presents training opportunities for both types of universities. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 6, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Barriers to reproductive health services for women with disability in low- and middle-income countries: A review of the literature
Publication date: June 2020Source: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, Volume 24Author(s): M. Tara CaseboltAbstractThe aim of this literature review is to determine the existing literature regarding access to reproductive health services for women with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCOHost Global Health were searched for articles focused on this topic. A total of 16 articles were included in the review. Of these, nine were qualitative, two were mixed-methods, two were literature reviews, one was a policy review, one was a descriptive cross-sectional study, and one was a case-...
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 6, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Barriers to the uptake of modern family planning methods among female youth of Temeke District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A qualitative study
ConclusionsThe main barriers to FP uptake were myths and misconceptions, and fear of side effects. The intimate partner or closest friends were significant decision influencers on contraceptive use, implying that FP campaigns should focus beyond the individual level. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 3, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Multivitamin use and risk of preeclampsia in a high-income population: a cohort study
ConclusionPericonceptional- and early pregnancy multivitamin use was found to be associated with a similar risk of preeclampsia compared to non-users. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 3, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Fear of Childbirth among Pregnant Women and Their Partners in Turkey
ConclusionPartners had a fear of childbirth as well, although the rate of this fear was higher among women. Fear of childbirth caused the couples to prefer cesarean section. There was a relationship between the fear of childbirth among the women and their partners. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - February 3, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Providing Quality Abortion Care: Findings from a Study of Six States in India
ConclusionTo provide comprehensive quality abortion care, India needs to expand the provider base by including doctors from the Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy streams as also nurses and auxiliary midwives after providing them necessary skills. Medical and nursing colleges and training institutions should expand their curriculum by offering an in-service short-term training on vacuum aspiration (VA) and medical methods of abortion. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - January 31, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Education and training of health care workers for contraceptive service delivery in 21 countries across Europe
ConclusionDifferent models of contraceptive care exist across Europe. Education of relevant HCPs need to be improved and harmonized in the majority of investigated countries. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - January 30, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Parental Experience of Bedside Handover During Childbirth: A Qualitative Interview Study
ConclusionBedside handover was experienced by both parents as a way of being positively included in the care of their newborn. The caregivers were described as being attentive, respectful, and were good listeners. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - January 30, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Induction of labour in earlier gestational weeks – reflections on evidence and clinical practice
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2020Source: Sexual & Reproductive HealthcareAuthor(s): Rikke Damkjær Maimburg (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - January 18, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Contraceptive uptake among post-abortion care-seeking women with unplanned or planned pregnancy in western Kenya
ConclusionContraceptive counselling should be systematically offered to all PAC-seeking women, regardless of their stated pregnancy intention. Adolescents, unmarried women, nulliparous, women with concealed pregnancy and attending the PAC clinic without a partner should be given extra attention by PAC providers offering contraceptive counselling. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - January 9, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Barriers to Reproductive Health Services for Women with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Literature
Publication date: Available online 8 January 2020Source: Sexual & Reproductive HealthcareAuthor(s): M. Tara CaseboltAbstractThe aim of this literature review is to determine the existing literature regarding access to reproductive health services for women with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCOHost Global Health were searched for articles focused on this topic. A total of 16 articles were included in the review. Of these, nine were qualitative, two were mixed-methods, two were literature reviews, one was a policy review, one was a descriptive cross-sectional study, and one ...
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - January 9, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Women's choice of delivery site and the surge in private facility-based deliveries in Pakistan: A 28-year trend analysis
ConclusionResults suggest an investment gap in public health facilities and an inequitable health care system in Pakistan. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - December 17, 2019 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Left alone with the emotional surge – a qualitative study of midwives’ and obstetricians’ experiences of severe events on the labour ward
ConclusionsFacing severe obstetric events entails exposure to emotionally demanding situations and hence joint vulnerability. Midwives and obstetricians described a sense of loneliness and perceptions of insecurity regarding the organisational system, managers and colleagues, following a complex, severe event with a woman or her baby during childbirth. (Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare)
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - December 1, 2019 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
