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  1. Antenatal care reduces maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity through the detection and treatment of some conditions, but its coverage is less than optimal within certain populations. Supply kits for m...

    Authors: Mercedes Colomar, Maria Luisa Cafferata, Alicia Aleman, Giselle Tomasso and Ana Pilar Betran
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:48
  2. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice that can cause severe physical and psychological damages to girls and women. Increasingly, trained health-care providers carry out the practice...

    Authors: Marie-Hélène Doucet, Christina Pallitto and Danielle Groleau
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:46
  3. Few postpartum women use effective contraception and those who use less effective methods have increased rates of unintended pregnancy. Little is known about postpartum contraception intentions among breastfee...

    Authors: Yiska Loewenberg Weisband, Lisa M. Keder, Sarah A. Keim and Maria F. Gallo
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:45
  4. Available evidence suggests that the low use of antenatal, delivery, and post-natal services by Nigerian women may be due to their perceptions of low quality of care in health facilities. This study investigat...

    Authors: Friday Okonofua, Rosemary Ogu, Kingsley Agholor, Ola Okike, Rukiyat Abdus-salam, Mohammed Gana, Abdullahi Randawa, Eghe Abe, Adetoye Durodola and Hadiza Galadanci
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:44
  5. The immediate postpartum IUD (PPIUD) is a long-acting, reversible method of contraception that can be used safely and effectively following a birth. To appropriately facilitate the immediate postpartum inserti...

    Authors: Mahesh Karra, David Canning, Sorcha Foster, Iqbal H. Shah, Hemantha Senanayake, U. D. P. Ratnasiri and Ramya Priyanwada Pathiraja
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:42
  6. Youths in universities are at high risk of STIs and SRH problems in Ethiopia. However, students did not perceive themselves at risk of STI/HIV infection though reports showed they were sexually active, had mul...

    Authors: Abenezer Yared, Zekariyas Sahile and Mulugeta Mekuria
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:41
  7. HIV infection is linked to decreased fertility and fertility desires in sub-Saharan Africa due to biological and social factors. We investigate the relationship between HIV infection and fertility or fertility...

    Authors: Eric Remera, Kimberly Boer, Stella M. Umuhoza, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Dana R. Thomson, Patrick Ndimubanzi, Eugenie Kayirangwa, Salomon Mutsinzi, Alice Bayingana, Placidie Mugwaneza and Jean Baptiste T. Koama
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:40
  8. Australian Government approval in 2012 for the use of mifepristone and misoprostol for medical termination of pregnancy (MTOP) allows general practitioners (GPs) to provide early gestation abortion in primary ...

    Authors: Angela J. Dawson, Rachel Nicolls, Deborah Bateson, Anna Doab, Jane Estoesta, Ann Brassil and Elizabeth A. Sullivan
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:39
  9. It is well acknowledged that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C/C) leads to medical, psychological and sociocultural sequels. Over 200 million cases of FGM/C exist globally, and in Kenya alone, a total o...

    Authors: Lillian Mwanri and Glory Joy Gatwiri
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:38
  10. In Bangladesh, abortion is restricted except to save the life of a woman, but menstrual regulation is allowed to induce menstruation and return to non-pregnancy after a missed period. MR services are typically...

    Authors: Kamal K. Biswas, Erin Pearson, S. M. Shahidullah, Sharmin Sultana, Rezwana Chowdhury and Kathryn L. Andersen
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:37
  11. Use of a reliable contraception method has become an inclusion criterion in prevention trials to minimize time off product. We report on hormonal contraceptive prevalence, uptake, sustained use and correlates ...

    Authors: Andrew Abaasa, Mitzy Gafos, Zacchaeus Anywaine, Andrew Nunn, Angela Crook, Jonathan Levin, Sheena McCormack and Anatoli Kamali
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:36
  12. An essential, but often overlooked part of health promotion and development support to achieve self-sufficiency in developing countries is the concomitant need to build and strengthen research capacity. This i...

    Authors: Rita Kabra, Marco Castillo, Mercedes Melián, Moazzam Ali, Lale Say and A. Metin Gulmezoglu
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:35
  13. Obesity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) negatively affects all clinical features, and a 5 to 10% weight loss has shown promising results on reproductive, metabolic and psychological level. Incor...

    Authors: G. Jiskoot, S.H. Benneheij, A. Beerthuizen, J.E. de Niet, C. de Klerk, R. Timman, J.J. Busschbach and J.S.E Laven
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:34
  14. 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 group...

    Authors: Nada Amroussia, Alison Hernandez, Carmen Vives-Cases and Isabel Goicolea
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:32
  15. Acyclovir (ACV) given to HSV-2 positive women after 36 weeks reduces adverse outcomes but its benefit at lower gestation was undocumented. We determined the effect of oral acyclovir administered from 28 to 36 ...

    Authors: Sarah Nakubulwa, Dan K. Kaye, Freddie Bwanga, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Edith Nakku-Joloba and Florence Mirembe
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:31
  16. Menstruation is a natural physiological process that requires proper management. Unlike other normal bodily processes, menstruation is linked with religious and cultural meanings that can affect the perception...

    Authors: Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli and Sheila Vipul Patel
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:30
  17. Adolescents face a range of health problems but many barriers block their access to health services, and in particular to sexual and reproductive health services. The objective of this study was to assess the ...

    Authors: Joar Svanemyr, Susana Guijarro, Betzabe Butron Riveros and Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:29
  18. To characterize maternal Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and complement the evidence base for the WHO interim guidance on pregnancy management in the context of ZIKV infection.

    Authors: Ezinne C. Chibueze, Veronika Tirado, Katharina da Silva Lopes, Olukunmi O. Balogun, Yo Takemoto, Toshiyuki Swa, Amarjargal Dagvadorj, Chie Nagata, Naho Morisaki, Clara Menendez, Erika Ota, Rintaro Mori and Olufemi T. Oladapo
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:28
  19. Family planning interventions are cost-effective and have several cross-cutting benefits. Despite these benefits of family planning, progress in ensuring universal access to family planning to women in develop...

    Authors: Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Alem Desta, Mussie Alemayehu, Tesfay Gebrehiwot, Tesfu Alemu Abraha, Atakelti Abrha and Hagos Godefay
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:27
  20. Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical abortion where abortion has been legal for m...

    Authors: Tamara Fetters, Ghazaleh Samandari, Patrick Djemo, Bellington Vwallika and Stephen Mupeta
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:26
  21. The most pervasive form of female genital mutilation/cutting—infibulation—involves the almost complete closure of the vaginal orifice by cutting and closing the labia to create a skin seal. A small opening rem...

    Authors: R. Elise B. Johansen
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:25
  22. Given that mothers play a role in the sexual education of their daughters, it is important to understand their views of sexual health and related programs. This study was aimed at exploring mothers’ perspectiv...

    Authors: Mohsen Shams, Sa’adat Parhizkar, Ali Mousavizadeh and Masoumeh Majdpour
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:24
  23. Unmet need for family planning points to the gap between women’s reproductive desire to avoid pregnancy and contraceptive behaviour. An estimated 222 million women in low- and middle-income countries have unme...

    Authors: Kazuyo Machiyama, John B. Casterline, Joyce N. Mumah, Fauzia Akhter Huda, Francis Obare, George Odwe, Caroline W. Kabiru, Sharifa Yeasmin and John Cleland
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:23
  24. Advocacy for male involvement in family planning has been championed over the years after the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). There are a few contraceptive methods for men, ...

    Authors: Ofeibea Asare, Easmon Otupiri, Joana Apenkwa and Rose Odotei-Adjei
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:21
  25. Striking tales of people judged, disrespected, or abused in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services are commonly exchanged among friends and families throughout the worl...

    Authors: Kelsey Holt, Jacquelyn M. Caglia, Emily Peca, James M. Sherry and Ana Langer
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:20
  26. ZIKV(Zika Virus) during pregnancy can result in many adverse events such as fetal deaths or newborns with congenital abnormalities including microcephaly and other neural irregularities. Due to these harmful o...

    Authors: Moazzam Ali, Kelsey Miller, Rachel Folz, Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr and James Kiarie
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:19

    The Correction to this article has been published in Reproductive Health 2017 14:177

  27. The Zika virus epidemic in Latin America has elicited official recommendations for women to delay or avoid pregnancy in affected countries, which has increased demand for family planning services. It is likely...

    Authors: Moazzam Ali, Rachel Folz, Kelsey Miller, Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr and James Kiarie
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:18

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Reproductive Health 2017 14:97

  28. Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social health interventions to women and couples before the occurrence of conception to improve their health status. There is poor maternal an...

    Authors: Yitayal Ayalew, Amlaku Mulat, Mulugeta Dile and Amare Simegn
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:15
  29. Although the range of contraceptives includes methods for men, namely condoms, vasectomy and withdrawal that men use directly, and the Standard Days Method (SDM) that requires their participation, family plann...

    Authors: Karen Hardee, Melanie Croce-Galis and Jill Gay
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:14
  30. Female sex workers (FSWs) are extremely vulnerable to adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. To mitigate these risks, they require access to services covering not only HIV prevention but also c...

    Authors: Yves Lafort, Ross Greener, Anuradha Roy, Letitia Greener, Wilkister Ombidi, Faustino Lessitala, Jolene Skordis-Worrall, Mags Beksinska, Peter Gichangi, Sushena Reza-Paul, Jenni A. Smit, Matthew Chersich and Wim Delva
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:13
  31. Health conditions for mothers, newborns, and children in South Sudan are among the worst worldwide. South Sudan has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the world and despite alarming statistics, few wome...

    Authors: Lynn Lawry, Covadonga Canteli, Tahina Rabenzanahary and Wartini Pramana
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:12
  32. mHealth as a technical area has seen increasing interest and promise from both developed and developing countries. While published research from higher income countries on mHealth solutions for adolescent sexu...

    Authors: Nicole B. Ippoliti and Kelly L’Engle
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:11
  33. Understanding what determines family size is crucial for programmes that aim to provide family planning services during and after conflicts. Recent research found that development agents in post conflict setti...

    Authors: Khalifa Elmusharaf, Elaine Byrne and Diarmuid O’Donovan
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:10
  34. Global efforts have increased facility-based childbirth, but substantial barriers remain in some settings. In Nigeria, women report that poor provider attitudes influence their use of maternal health services....

    Authors: Meghan A. Bohren, Joshua P. Vogel, Özge Tunçalp, Bukola Fawole, Musibau A. Titiloye, Akinpelu Olanrewaju Olutayo, Modupe Ogunlade, Agnes A. Oyeniran, Olubunmi R. Osunsan, Loveth Metiboba, Hadiza A. Idris, Francis E. Alu, Olufemi T. Oladapo, A. Metin Gülmezoglu and Michelle J. Hindin
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:9
  35. 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 indi...

    Authors: Daria O’Reilly, James M. Bowen, Kuhan Perampaladas, Riaz Qureshi, Feng Xie and Edward Hughes
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:8
  36. As many as one-third of all pregnancies in Bangladesh are unplanned, with nearly one-half of these pregnancies ending in either menstrual regulation (MR) or illegal clandestine abortion. Although MR is provide...

    Authors: Chelsea Jordan Messinger, Ilias Mahmud, Sushama Kanan, Yamin Tauseef Jahangir, Malabika Sarker and Sabina Faiz Rashid
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:7
  37. Regular utilization of maternal health care services reduces maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the maternal health care seeking behavior and associated factors of reproductive age women in ...

    Authors: Dereje Kifle, Telake Azale, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw and Yayehirad Alemu Melsew
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:6
  38. Reducing maternal morbidity and mortality remains a key health challenge in Guinea. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women in Guinea are subjected to mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities, but li...

    Authors: Mamadou Diouldé Balde, Abou Bangoura, Boubacar Alpha Diallo, Oumar Sall, Habibata Balde, Aïssatou Sona Niakate, Joshua P. Vogel and Meghan A. Bohren
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:4
  39. Every woman is entitled to respectful care during childbirth; so it is concerning to hear of informal reports of mistreatment during childbirth in Guinea. This study sought to explore the perceptions and exper...

    Authors: Mamadou Diouldé Balde, Boubacar Alpha Diallo, Abou Bangoura, Oumar Sall, Anne Marie Soumah, Joshua P. Vogel and Meghan A. Bohren
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:3
  40. Recent trends in fertility rates indicate declines in total fertility rate (TFR) in some sub-Saharan African countries. However, countries such as Uganda continue to have a persistently high TFR partly attribu...

    Authors: Joseph K. B. Matovu, Fredrick Makumbi, Rhoda K. Wanyenze and David Serwadda
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:2
  41. Youth-friendly health-care services — those that are accessible, acceptable, equitable, appropriate and effective for different youth subpopulations – are beneficial for youth health, but not easy to implement...

    Authors: Suzanne Thomée, Desiré Malm, Monica Christianson, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Maria Wiklund, Anna-Karin Waenerlund and Isabel Goicolea
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2016 13:147
  42. Postponing parenthood has steadily increased during the past decades in Western countries. This trend has affected the size of families in the direction of fewer children born per couple. In addition, higher m...

    Authors: Nina Olsén Sørensen, Signe Marcussen, Mette Grønbæk Backhausen, Mette Juhl, Lone Schmidt, Tanja Tydén and Hanne Kristine Hegaard
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2016 13:146

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