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  1. The recent commentary article in this journal by Chandra-Mouli et al. speaks of a never-before opportunity to strengthen investment and action on adolescent contraception. We endorse the positive ‘can-do’ tone...

    Authors: Leon Bijlmakers, Billie de Haas and Anny Peters
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:18
  2. 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 g...

    Authors: Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Marina Plesons, Emily Sullivan, Lianne Gonsalves and Lale Say
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:17
  3. Maternal sepsis is the underlying cause of 11% of all maternal deaths and a significant contributor to many deaths attributed to other underlying conditions. The effective prevention, early identification and ...

    Authors: Mercedes Bonet, Joao Paulo Souza, Edgardo Abalos, Bukola Fawole, Marian Knight, Seni Kouanda, Pisake Lumbiganon, Ashraf Nabhan, Ruta Nadisauskiene, Vanessa Brizuela and A. Metin Gülmezoglu
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:16
  4. Making use of good, evidence based routines, for management of normal childbirth is essential to ensure quality of care and prevent, identify and manage complications if they occur. Two essential routine care ...

    Authors: Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Richard Forget Kiritta, Tarek Meguid and Johanne Sundby
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:14
  5. Adolescents have significant sexual and reproductive health needs. However, complex legal frameworks, and social attitudes about adolescent sexuality, including the values of healthcare providers, govern adole...

    Authors: Alex Müller, Sarah Spencer, Talia Meer and Kristen Daskilewicz
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:12
  6. To consider the thoughts and actions of healthcare personnel in situations when an adverse prenatal diagnosis must be communicated, including appropriate strategies and skills to respond to information needs a...

    Authors: José Atienza-Carrasco, Manuel Linares-Abad, María Padilla-Ruiz and Isabel María Morales-Gil
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:11
  7. Integration of family planning counselling and method provision into safe abortion services is a key component of quality abortion care. Numerous barriers to post-abortion family planning (PAFP) uptake exist. ...

    Authors: Susy Wendot, Rachel H. Scott, Inviolata Nafula, Isaac Theuri, Edward Ikiugu and Katharine Footman
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:10
  8. Despite global gains, women in hard-to-reach areas are at a relatively higher risk of death and disability related to childbirth. Traditional methods of measuring satisfaction may mask negative experiences (su...

    Authors: Emily Peca and John Sandberg
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:9
  9. Over the last two decades, facility-based childbirths in Tanzania have only minimally increased by 10% partly because of healthcare providers’ disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth. Although nu...

    Authors: Kana Shimoda, Shigeko Horiuchi, Sebalda Leshabari and Yoko Shimpuku
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:8
  10. After publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors’ attention that the Acknowledgements section was not completed correctly. The Acknowledgements of the article should have been as follows.

    Authors: Mercedes Bonet, Vicky Nogueira Pileggi, Marcus J. Rijken, Arri Coomarasamy, David Lissauer, João Paulo Souza and Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:6

    The original article was published in Reproductive Health 2017 14:67

  11. Vital signs measurement can identify pregnant and postpartum women who require urgent treatment or referral. In low-resource settings, healthcare workers have limited access to accurate vital signs measuring d...

    Authors: Hannah L. Nathan, Helena Boene, Khatia Munguambe, Esperança Sevene, David Akeju, Olalekan O. Adetoro, Umesh Charanthimath, Mrutyunjaya B. Bellad, Annemarie de Greeff, John Anthony, David R. Hall, Wilhelm Steyn, Marianne Vidler, Peter von Dadelszen, Lucy C. Chappell, Jane Sandall…
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:5
  12. Disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth by the attending staff in health facilities has been widely reported in many countries. Although D&A in labor rooms is recognized as a deterrent to materna...

    Authors: Anteneh Asefa, Delayehu Bekele, Alison Morgan and Michelle Kermode
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:4
  13. Individuals affected by cancer report a need for information about fertility from health care professionals (HCPs), in order to inform decision making and alleviate anxiety. However, there is evidence that man...

    Authors: Jane M. Ussher, Chloe Parton and Janette Perz
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:2
  14. American Muslim women are an understudied population; thus, significant knowledge gaps exist related to their most basic health behaviors and indicators. Considering this, we examined American Muslim women’s c...

    Authors: Henna Budhwani, Jami Anderson and Kristine R. Hearld
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2018 15:1
  15. 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...

    Authors: Patience A. Afulani, Leah Kirumbi and Audrey Lyndon
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:180
  16. Young people are a group of population with sexual risk-taking behaviors. Despite efforts to inform them it is common for them to adopt risk conducts during their stay at University. The aim of this research w...

    Authors: Fátima Leon-Larios and Juana Macías-Seda
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:179
  17. In Ghana, adolescents represent 22% of the total population. The rates of adolescent pregnancies are high. Of all births registered in the country in 2014, 30% were by adolescents, and 14% of adolescents aged ...

    Authors: Anne-Sophie Yussif, Anyetei Lassey, Gabriel Yao-kumah Ganyaglo, Eva J. Kantelhardt and Heike Kielstein
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:178
  18. The original version of this article [1] unfortunately contained a mistake. All occurrences in the main text referring to the research carried out in the following countries: Brazil, Honduras and Columbia shou...

    Authors: Moazzam Ali, Kelsey Miller, Rachel Folz, Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr and James Kiarie
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:177

    The original article was published in Reproductive Health 2017 14:19

  19. Early first-trimester medical abortion (MA) service (≤ 63 days) has been provided by doctors and nurses under doctors’ supervision since 2009 in Nepal. This paper assesses whether MA services provided by speci...

    Authors: Anand Tamang, Iqbal H. Shah, Pragya Shrestha, I. K. Warriner, Duolao Wang, Kusum Thapa, N. T. My Huong and Olav Meirik
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:176
  20. Scarce research with pregnant women has led to a dearth of evidence to guide medical decisions about safe and effective treatment and preventive interventions for pregnant women and their potential offspring. ...

    Authors: Carla Saenz, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Rieke van der Graaf, Leslie Meltzer Henry and Anna C. Mastroianni
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):173

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  21. For 30 years, women have sought equal opportunity to be included in trials so that drugs are equitably studied in women as well as men; regulatory guidelines have changed accordingly. Pregnant women, however, ...

    Authors: Melba F. Gomes, Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, Abha Saxena and Annette C. Kuesel
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):172

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  22. Though many women in need of access to HIV preventive regimes are pregnant, there is a dearth of data to guide these care decisions. While oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown to prevent HIV inf...

    Authors: Kristen A. Sullivan and Anne D. Lyerly
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):171

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  23. Pregnant women experience unique physiological changes pertinent to the effective prevention and treatment of common diseases that affect their health and the health of their developing fetuses. In this paper,...

    Authors: Barbara J. Sina
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):170

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  24. A study on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among 200 married women in Malappruam, Kerala, India, chose to exclude married women below the age of 18 from participation. Marriages before age 18 are not consi...

    Authors: Mala Ramanathan and K. Sakeena
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):169

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  25. This paper explores the ethical implications of a randomized double-blind clinical trial aimed to determine effectiveness and safety of an oxytocin receptor antagonist versus a betamimetic in the treatment of ...

    Authors: Sofía P. Salas
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):168

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  26. Laos has the highest maternal mortality ratio in mainland Southeast Asia but there has been little research conducted with pregnant women. We aim to discuss ethical challenges in enrolling pregnant women in re...

    Authors: Vilada Chansamouth, Rose McGready, Danoy Chommanam, Soukanya Homsombath, Mayfong Mayxay and Paul N. Newton
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):167

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  27. Informed consent is the heart of ethical research. For any consent to be ethically valid, it should meet certain critical criteria— disclosure and understanding of relevant information, decision making compete...

    Authors: Hema Dhumale and Shivaprasad Goudar
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):166

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  28. Kerala, the southernmost Indian state, is known as the diabetes capital of the country. A community-based lifestyle modification program was implemented in the rural areas of Kerala, India, to assess effective...

    Authors: Elezebeth Mathews
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):165

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  29. The exclusion of pregnant women from health research remains a significant challenge globally. In settings where cultural traditions and gender norms support a more restricted decision-making role for women in...

    Authors: Kenneth Ngure, Susan Brown Trinidad, Kristin Beima-Sofie, Jared M. Baeten, Nelly R. Mugo, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Renee Heffron, Grace John-Stewart and Maureen C. Kelley
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):160

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  30. Research during pregnancy is affected by multiple ethical challenges which have not received sufficient international attention and consideration from the bioethics, clinical, and policymaking communities work...

    Authors: Adrienne Hunt, Natalie Banner and Katherine Littler
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):158

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  31. During the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated Ebola-positive pregnant women in its Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs). For pregnant women with confirmed Ebola virus disease, inclusion...

    Authors: Séverine Caluwaerts
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):157

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  32. Despite a global need for the use of medication during pregnancy, the medical research community lacks robust evidence for safety and efficacy of treatments and preventives often taken by pregnant women. Given...

    Authors: Margaret Olivia Little and Marisha N. Wickremsinhe
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14(Suppl 3):156

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 3

  33. It is critical to increase the uptake of interventions proven to be effective to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes. Supply kits have been suggested to be a feasible strategy designed to ensure timely ava...

    Authors: Alicia Aleman, Giselle Tomasso, María Luisa Cafferata, Mercedes Colomar and Ana Pilar Betran
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:175
  34. In low-middle income countries and other areas of poverty, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) can be problematic for women and girls. Issues include lack of knowledge about menstruation and MHM, and stigma aro...

    Authors: Linda Mason, Muthusamy Sivakami, Harshad Thakur, Narendra Kakade, Ashley Beauman, Kelly T. Alexander, Anna Maria van Eijke, Kayla F. Laserson, Mamita B. Thakkar and Penelope A. Phillips-Howard
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:174
  35. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been implicated in sexual complications among women, although there is paucity of research evidence on sexual experiences among married women who have undergone th...

    Authors: Tammary Esho, Samuel Kimani, Isaac Nyamongo, Violet Kimani, Samuel Muniu, Christine Kigondu, Patrick Ndavi and Jaldesa Guyo
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:164
  36. The ethical discussion about abortion has been polarized in Finland and the Republic of Ireland, two European countries with very different abortion legislation (liberal vs. highly restrictive). The aim of the...

    Authors: Anne-Mari Mustonen, Tommi Paakkonen, Esko Ryökäs and Petteri Nieminen
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:163
  37. World Health Organization defines female genital mutilation/cutting as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for no...

    Authors: Yohannes Mehretie Adinew and Beza Tamirat Mekete
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:162
  38. Approximately 2.7 million neonatal deaths occur annually, with highest rates of neonatal mortality in countries that have recently experienced conflict. Constant instability in South Sudan further strains a we...

    Authors: Samira Sami, Kate Kerber, Solomon Kenyi, Ribka Amsalu, Barbara Tomczyk, Debra Jackson, Alexander Dimiti, Elaine Scudder, Janet Meyers, Jean Paul De Charles Umurungi, Kemish Kenneth and Luke C. Mullany
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:161
  39. Obstetric fistula (OF) is a maternal morbidity associated with high rates of stillbirth, amenorrhea, and sexual dysfunction. Limited data exists on the reproductive outcomes of women in the years following a f...

    Authors: Dawn M. Kopp, Jeffrey Wilkinson, Angela Bengtson, Ennet Chipungu, Rachel J. Pope, Margaret Moyo and Jennifer H. Tang
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:159
  40. Violence against women is a well understood devastating global pandemic, and human right violation. One in three women experienced intimate partner violence worldwide. In Ethiopia, the level of domestic violen...

    Authors: Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Abubakar Manu, Nega Assefa and Augustine Ankomah
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:155
  41. Health worker performance has been the focus of numerous interventions and evaluation studies in low- and middle-income countries. Few have examined changes in individual provider performance with an intervent...

    Authors: Janie Benson, Joan Healy, Sally Dijkerman and Kathryn Andersen
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:154
  42. We conducted a process evaluation to assess how the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Approach to strengthening sexual and reproductive health policies and programs (“the SA”) was used in 15 countries t...

    Authors: Shusmita Rashid, Julia E. Moore, Caitlyn Timmings, Joshua P. Vogel, Bela Ganatra, Dina N. Khan, Radha Sayal, A. Metin Gülmezoglu and Sharon E. Straus
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:153
  43. Instruments to assess quality of maternity care in Central and Eastern European (CEE) region are scarce, despite reports of poor doctor-patient communication, non-evidence-based care, and informal cash payment...

    Authors: Nicholas Rubashkin, Imre Szebik, Petra Baji, Zsuzsa Szántó, Éva Susánszky and Saraswathi Vedam
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:152
  44. Health professionals are striving to improve respectful care for women, but they fall short in the domains of effective communication, respectful and dignified care and emotional support during labour. This st...

    Authors: Sarie J. Oosthuizen, Anne-Marie Bergh, Robert C. Pattinson and Jackie Grimbeek
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:151
  45. Antenatal care uptake is among the key indicators for monitoring the progress of maternal outcomes. Early initiation of antenatal care facilitates the timely management and treatment of pregnancy complications...

    Authors: Gezahegn Tesfaye, Deborah Loxton, Catherine Chojenta, Agumasie Semahegn and Roger Smith
    Citation: Reproductive Health 2017 14:150

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