Abortion in the United States' Bible Belt: organizing for power and empowerment.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physical and psychological impact of female genital mutilation / cutting (FGM/C) can be substantial, long term, and irreversible. Parts of the health sector in Australia have developed guidelines in the management of FGM/C, but large gaps exist in community and professional knowledge of the consequences ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Varol N,Hall JJ,Black K,Turkmani S,Dawson A

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Access to comprehensive and culturally appropriate reproductive life planning is essential to women's health. Although many strategies and tools exist, few are designed for longitudinal use or provide visual aids. Our objective is to present the Family Planning Quotient (FPQ) and Reproductive Life Index (RepL...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Madrigal JM,Stempinski-Metoyer K,McManus AE,Zimmerman L,Patel A

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a variety of mainly school-driven prevention strategies, the number of adolescent pregnancies in Rwanda is worryingly high and is even expected to increase. The aim of this study is to empower Kirehe secondary school students aged 15-19 years old in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) by developing ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Nkurunziza A,Van Endert N,Bagirisano J,Hitayezu JB,Dewaele S,Tengera O,Jans G

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disrespectful and abusive treatment during childbirth is a violation of women's right to dignified, respectful healthcare throughout pregnancy and childbirth. Although reports point out that marginalized groups in society such as single mothers are particularly vulnerable to abusive and disrespectful care, t...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Amroussia N,Hernandez A,Vives-Cases C,Goicolea I

更新日期：2017-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent girls between 15 and 19 years give birth to around 16 million babies each year, around 11% of births worldwide. We sought to determine whether adolescent mothers are at higher risk of maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes compared with mothers aged 20-24 years in a prospective, population-based ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Althabe F,Moore JL,Gibbons L,Berrueta M,Goudar SS,Chomba E,Derman RJ,Patel A,Saleem S,Pasha O,Esamai F,Garces A,Liechty EA,Hambidge K,Krebs NF,Hibberd PL,Goldenberg RL,Koso-Thomas M,Carlo WA,Cafferata ML,Buekens P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infertility is one of the most important issues that negatively influences women's quality of life, especially when the cause is associated with females. Given that no instruments have been designed to assess quality of life among infertile women with focus on female factors, this study was conducted to deve...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Kiani Z,Simbar M,Hajian S,Zayeri F

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the relationship between hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations and pregnancy outcomes has been studied often, most reports have focused on a specific Hb cutoff used to define anemia. Fewer studies have evaluated pregnancy outcomes across the entire range of Hb values. Moreover, to date, most studies of the re...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Ali SA,Tikmani SS,Saleem S,Patel AB,Hibberd PL,Goudar SS,Dhaded S,Derman RJ,Moore JL,McClure EM,Goldenberg RL

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most complications during labour and childbirth could be averted with timely interventions by skilled healthcare providers. Yet, the quality and outcomes of childbirth care remains suboptimal in many health facilities in low-resource settings. To accelerate the reduction of childbirth-related maternal, fetal...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Bohren MA,Oladapo OT,Tunçalp Ö,Wendland M,Vogel JP,Tikkanen M,Fawole B,Mugerwa K,Souza JP,Bahl R,Gülmezoglu AM,WHO BOLD Research Group.

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with high fertility and fast population growth rate. It is also one of the countries with high maternal and child mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa Family planning is a crucial strategy to halt the fast population growth, to reduce child mortality and...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Mohammed A,Woldeyohannes D,Feleke A,Megabiaw B

更新日期：2014-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most women report negative experience about the symptoms of uterine leiomyoma (UL) in their lives, such as abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic pain. Many studies have been conducted about efficacy of UL treatment, but little research has been performed about womens health related quality of life (HRQL). ME...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Brito LG,Panobianco MS,Sabino-de-Freitas MM,Barbosa Hde F,de Azevedo GD,Brito LM,Candido-Dos-Reis FJ

更新日期：2014-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reducing the maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births globally is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Approximately 830 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications every day. Almost 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. Increasing antenatal care qu...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Thapa P,Bangura AH,Nirola I,Citrin D,Belbase B,Bogati B,Nirmala BK,Khadka S,Kunwar L,Halliday S,Choudhury N,Ozonoff A,Tenpa J,Schwarz R,Adhikari M,Kalaunee SP,Rising S,Maru D,Maru S

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy as one of the critical stages of life carries a high risk to the health of pregnant women. The amount of weight gained during pregnancy can affect the woman and her infant health immediately or in the future. The present study is conducted to design and explore the effectiveness of an educational i...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Shahnazi H,Abdolalian N,Kazemi A,Hassanzadeh A

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study aims to assess the discordance between self-reported and observed measures of mistreatment of women during childbirth in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India, as well as correlates of these measures and their discordance. METHODS:Cross sectional data were collected through direct obser...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Dey A,Shakya HB,Chandurkar D,Kumar S,Das AK,Anthony J,Shetye M,Krishnan S,Silverman JG,Raj A

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Researchers and implementers working in adolescent health, and adolescents themselves question whether government-run health services in conservative and resource-constrained settings can be made adolescent friendly. This paper aims to find out what selected low and middle income country (LMIC) governments h...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Chandra-Mouli V,Chatterjee S,Bose K

更新日期：2016-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up-to-date, genuine sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education programmes have been possible in Romania only since communism collapsed in 1990. Since 2006, Romania has had no national strategy in this field. Under current global circumstances (high labour mobility, internationally mixed marriages), issue...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Rada C

更新日期：2014-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cultural preference for sons has been well documented in India, resulting in skewed sex ratios, especially exhibited in northwest India. Previous research has shown that family sex composition is associated with family planning (FP) use and couples' desire for more children. This study examines family sex ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Calhoun LM,Nanda P,Speizer IS,Jain M

更新日期：2013-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection plays key role in the development of cervical cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with HPV infection in pregnant women in Beijing, China. METHODS:An age matched case-control study designed with 66 women as t...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Liang X,Carroll X,Zhang W,Zhang W,Liu G,Li S,Leeper-Woodford S

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify all the records within the Brazilian Hospital Information System (HIS) that contained information suggestive of severe maternal morbidity (near miss); to describe the diagnoses and procedures used; to identify variables associated with maternal death. METHODS:A descriptive population study with ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Sousa MH,Cecatti JG,Hardy EE,Serruya SJ

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) accounts for over 95% of all paediatric HIV infections worldwide. Several studies have shown that male participation in the antenatal care of their spouses together with couple counselling and testing for HIV, increases use of the interventions for HIV prevention. T...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Byamugisha R,Tumwine JK,Semiyaga N,Tylleskär T

更新日期：2010-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy and parenthood are known to be high-risk times for mental health. However, less is known about the mental health of pregnant adolescents or adolescent parents. Despite the substantial literature on the risks associated with adolescent pregnancy, there is limited evidence on best practices for preve...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Laurenzi CA,Gordon S,Abrahams N,du Toit S,Bradshaw M,Brand A,Melendez-Torres GJ,Tomlinson M,Ross DA,Servili C,Carvajal-Aguirre L,Lai J,Dua T,Fleischmann A,Skeen S

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To find out about the prenatal diagnosis rate of myelomeningocele (MMC) by ultrasound scan in patients referred to the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Tehran, Iran from July 2004 to July 2005. METHODS:We included 140 children born with MMC and who were referred for management, surgery and treatment of...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Kazmi SS,Nejat F,Tajik P,Roozbeh H

更新日期：2006-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence regarding oral contraceptives and its effectiveness with concomitant ingestion of antibiotics is conflicting. Until evidence becomes clearer, patients should be aware of this possible interaction. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and the source of information about this interact...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Hoffmann K,George A,Heschl L,Leifheit AK,Maier M

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abortion has been legal in Nepal since 2002 and the country has made striking progress in rolling out induced abortion services. It led to well-known changes in reproductive behavior, however knowledge about legislation and abortion experience by female youth has been least investigated. This paper is an att...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Adhikari R

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residential accommodation for expectant mothers adjacent to health facilities, known as maternity waiting homes (MWH), is an intervention designed to improve access to skilled deliveries in low-income countries like Zambia where the maternal mortality ratio is estimated at 398 deaths per 100,000 live births....

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Henry EG,Semrau K,Hamer DH,Vian T,Nambao M,Mataka K,Scott NA

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal mortality is a public health problem particularly in developing countries. This is mainly related to maternal morbidity, especially during the post-partum period (Haemorrhage, infections…). In Morocco, little is known about maternal morbidity within the population. The aim of this study is to determ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Elkhoudri N,Amor H,Baali A

更新日期：2015-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for approximately 66% of global maternal deaths. Poor person-centered maternity care, which emphasizes the quality of patient experience, contributes both directly and indirectly to these poor outcomes. Yet, few studies in low resource settings have examined what is important to w...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Afulani PA,Kirumbi L,Lyndon A

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phthalates, a class of endocrine disruptors, have been demonstrated to accelerate loss of ovarian follicle pool via disrupting folliculogenesis, and lead to diminished ovarian reserve. However, human data are limited. Here, we aimed to examine whether urinary phthalate metabolites are correlated with markers...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Du YY,Guo N,Wang YX,Hua X,Deng TR,Teng XM,Yao YC,Li YF

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension affects about 10% of pregnancies and is responsible for both maternal and neonatal devastating complications such as eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, prematurity and maternal and neonatal death. The resolution of the disease occurs in the first twelve weeks postpartum. The behavior of blood pressure a...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Cursino T,Katz L,Coutinho I,Amorim M

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men in northern Nigeria are considered the leaders and ultimate decision makers, including decisions about health-related behaviours of their wives and children. Yet many men in the region consider pregnancy and childbirth to be in the woman's domain (even if she cannot make related decisions), and may not s...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Oguntunde O,Nyenwa J,Yusuf FM,Dauda DS,Salihu A,Sinai I

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving the reproductive health of young women in developing countries requires access to safe and effective methods of fertility control, but most rely on traditional rather than modern contraceptives such as condoms or oral/injectable hormonal methods. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative rese...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Williamson LM,Parkes A,Wight D,Petticrew M,Hart GJ

更新日期：2009-02-19 00:00:00