Sexuality, fertility and family planning characteristics of married women aged 15 to 19 years in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania: a comparative analysis of cross-sectional data.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with disabilities are less likely to receive maternal healthcare services compared to women without disabilities. While few studies have reviewed healthcare experience of women with disabilities, no studies have been conducted to understand provider's attitude towards disability in Nepal, yet the attit...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Devkota HR,Murray E,Kett M,Groce N

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stringent donor-screening criteria and legislation prohibiting payment for donor gametes have contributed to the radical decline of donor insemination (DI) using sperm provided by Canadian men. Thus, many individuals rely on imported sperm. This paper examines the feasibility of an altruistic sperm donation ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： O'Reilly D,Bowen JM,Perampaladas K,Qureshi R,Xie F,Hughes E

更新日期：2017-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice and timing of routine antenatal visits for healthy pregnant women, introduced arbitrarily and without evidence of effectiveness, have become entrenched in obstetric practice over the last century. In 2001 the large, cluster randomized WHO Antenatal Care Trial concluded that a goal-orientated package of an...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Hofmeyr GJ,Hodnett ED

更新日期：2013-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological factor alters fertility hormones and contributes to male infertility. Anxiety and depression are common manifestations of psychological distress. Cytochrome P-4501A1 (CYP1A1) metabolizes xenobiotics and fertility hormones that influence male fertility. The effect of CYP1A1 polymorphism on male ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Singh A,Koner BC,Ray PC,Prasad S,Jamatia E,Masroor M,Singh VK

更新日期：2016-05-24 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: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: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：:District level healthcare serves as a nexus between community and district level facilities. Inputs at the district level can be broadly divided into governance and accountability mechanisms; leadership and supervision; financial platforms; and information systems. This paper aims to evaluate the effectivness of distr...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Salam RA,Lassi ZS,Das JK,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Turkey hosts the world's largest community of Syrians displaced by the conflict. The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a coordinated set of priority reproductive health services. There is not any scoping review assessing the RH situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey within the framework of the MISP o...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Çöl M,Bilgili Aykut N,Usturalı Mut AN,Koçak C,Uzun SU,Akın A,Say L,Kobeissi L

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional approaches to improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) have focused on changing individual behavior, with little emphasis on addressing the factors that contribute to this behavior: biological changes; the influence of family and friends; the communities in which young people live; and ac...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Plourde KF,Fischer S,Cunningham J,Brady K,McCarraher DR

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite global improvements in maternal and newborn health (MNH), maternal, fetal and newborn mortality rates in Pakistan remain stagnant. Using data from the Global Network's Maternal Newborn Health Registry (MNHR) the objective of this study is to compare the rates of maternal mortality, stillbirth and new...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Pasha O,Saleem S,Ali S,Goudar SS,Garces A,Esamai F,Patel A,Chomba E,Althabe F,Moore JL,Harrison M,Berrueta MB,Hambidge K,Krebs NF,Hibberd PL,Carlo WA,Kodkany B,Derman RJ,Liechty EA,Koso-Thomas M,McClure EM,Golde

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, about 287 000 women die each year from mostly preventable complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. A disproportionately high number of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The Abiye ('Safe Motherhood') project in the Ifedore Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo-State of Nigeria aimed...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Oyeyemi SO,Wynn R

更新日期：2014-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth is the main cause of morbidity and mortality during the perinatal period. Classical risk factors are held responsible for only 1/3 of preterm births and no current intervention has produced an appreciable reduction of this event. It is necessary to explore new hypotheses and mechanisms of causa...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： da Silva AA,Simões VM,Barbieri MA,Cardoso VC,Alves CM,Thomaz EB,de Sousa Queiroz RC,Cavalli RC,Batista RF,Bettiol H

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Tang K,Gaoshan J,Ahonsi B,Ali M,Bonet M,Broutet N,Kara E,Kim C,Thorson A,Thwin SS

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accruing epidemiological evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to emissions from cooking fuel is associated with increased risks of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, low birth weight, stillbirth and infant mortality. We aimed to investigate the relation...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Weber E,Adu-Bonsaffoh K,Vermeulen R,Klipstein-Grobusch K,Grobbee DE,Browne JL,Downward GS

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physical environment profoundly affects women's well-being during childbirth in family-centered unit. A LDRP, which is an acronym for labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum that describes a maternity unit designed for family-centered care. This study aimed to design soothing LDRP healing architecture ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Esfeh BK,Kazemi A,Shamsaie A

更新日期：2020-12-10 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:Having a health worker with midwifery skills present at delivery is one of the key interventions to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. We sought to estimate the frequencies of (a) skilled birth attendant coverage, (b) institutional delivery, and (c) the combination of place of delivery and type of attend...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Joseph G,da Silva IC,Wehrmeister FC,Barros AJ,Victora CG

更新日期：2016-06-17 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:Previous studies in developing countries suggest that a husband plays an influential role in a woman's contraceptive use. The influence of a husband/partner's healthcare decision making power on a woman's intention to use contraceptives in Mozambique has not been studied. The present study examined this rela...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Mboane R,Bhatta MP

更新日期：2015-04-23 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:Pakistan has high maternal mortality, particularly in the rural areas. The delay in decision making to seek medical care during obstetric emergencies remains a significant factor in maternal mortality. METHODS:We present results from an experimental study in rural Pakistan. Village clusters were randomly as...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Midhet F,Becker S

更新日期：2010-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paternal preconception risk factors such as smoking, exposure to environmental substances, medication use, overweight and advanced age correlate with the occurrence of malformations and birth defects in the offspring. Nonetheless, the prevalence of risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes in the male popu...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Agricola E,Gesualdo F,Carloni E,D'Ambrosio A,Russo L,Campagna I,Pandolfi E,Tozzi AE

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pakistan has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios worldwide at 276/100,000 live births and only 51% percent of women receive four or more ANC visits. This means that there are missed opportunities for almost half of the women who were not able to seek the recommended antenatal visits. In Thatta distr...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Feroz AS,Ali NA,Saleem S

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies have shown that using uterotonics to augment or induce labor before arrival at comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) settings (henceforth, "outside uterotonics") may contribute to perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. We estimate its effect on perinatal...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Day LT,Hruschka D,Mussell F,Jeffers E,Saha SL,Alam S

更新日期：2016-10-06 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:Male reproductive health is a relatively new concept, and most men are neglected in reproductive health discussions. Therefore, it appears that there is insufficient information about the male reproductive health. This study aims to design a psychometric instrument for assessing the male reproductive health-...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Geranmayeh M,Zareiyan A,Moghadam ZB,Mirghafourvand M,Sanaati F

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obese women are at risk of pregnancy and delivery complications. This study investigates the trend and association between maternal overweight and obesity on caesarean births in Malawi. METHODS:We utilised cross-sectional population-based Demographic Health Surveys (DHSs) data collected from ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Nkoka O,Ntenda PAM,Senghore T,Bass P

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginal examination (VE), is a frequent procedure during childbirth. It is the most accepted ways to assess progress during childbirth, but its repetition at short intervals has no value. Over years, VE continued to be plagued by a nature that implies negative feelings and experiences of women. The aim of th...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Hassan SJ,Sundby J,Husseini A,Bjertness E

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We thank Bijlmakers et al. for their interest in our article, "A never-before opportunity to strengthen investment and action on adolescent contraception, and what we must do to make full use of it", and are grateful for the opportunity to respond to their four key assertions. RESPONSE:First, we fully agree...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Chandra-Mouli V,Plesons M,Sullivan E,Gonsalves L,Say L

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00