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The effect of home-based yoga exercises on quality of life among postpartum women
BACKGROUND: The postpartum period is often accompanied by physical discomfort, emotional stress, and reduced quality of life. Yoga has gained …
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Correction: Trend change in delayed first antenatal care visit among reproductive‑aged women in ethiopia: multivariate decomposition analysis
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Male support for family planning and contraceptive use by their partners during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected states in Nigeria: a qualitative explorative study
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic affected all facets of life, including access to health and other social services. The World Health …
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I feel like an outcast!: qualitative exploration on barriers to seek care among women with obstetric fistula in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula, an abnormal opening between a woman's genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum. It's caused by …
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What to expect when you want to be expecting: time-to-pregnancy expectations and anticipated worry and help-seeking among a nationally representative survey of women in Uganda
BACKGROUND: It is important to understand time-to-pregnancy expectations and when women begin to worry or seek help for fertility-related concerns, …
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Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion in the months before pregnancy: cross-sectional findings from pregnant women in Ethiopia
Abstract Background Reproductive coercion (RC), a form of intimate partner violence involving pressure, threats, or manipulation to control women’s reproductive …
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Delayed decision-making, failed abortion attempts and factors associated with second-trimester abortions in Liberia
BACKGROUND: Abortion is legally restricted in Liberia with few exceptions. The country also has among the highest maternal mortality ratios …
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Effects of a comprehensive menstrual and sexual reproductive health intervention on RTI symptoms among adolescent girls in the Mwanza region: a mixed-methods analysis
BACKGROUND: Poor menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has been implicated in increasing RTI symptoms. The Partnering to Support Schools to Promote …
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Family planning and abortion service availability and utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The effect of COVID-19 has manifested both in the capacity of healthcare systems to provide services as well as …
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Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in Northern Sudan: the role of antenatal care and socioeconomic inequities in war
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended increasing the minimum number of antenatal care (ANC) contacts from four to …
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Unlock the drivers of early ANC visits among pregnant women in Kasulu town council, Tanzania: an institutional cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Maternal and child mortality remains a global public health challenge. Thus, countries, including Tanzania, have adopted different cost-effective models, …
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Association between human papillomavirus and behaviour, clinicopathology, and cervical cancer outcome in Zimbabwean women: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Less than 10% of women infected with distinct human papillomavirus (HPV) develop cervical cancer, suggesting the need for secondary …
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Access to contraceptive services during the COVID-19 pandemic: clients’ perspective at primary health care level from India, Nigeria and Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the provision of sexual and reproductive health services, including contraceptive and family planning (FP) services. …
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The psychosocial impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on frontline staff providing sexual health and family planning services in Kenya: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: The recognition of the unintended impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures to the availability of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …
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Network meta-analysis of episiotomy approaches: comparing routine, restrictive, and non-episiotomy strategies and their effects on maternal and neonatal outcomes in primiparous patients
BACKGROUND: Episiotomy, although occasionally required during labor, can result in postpartum discomfort, perineal trauma, and delayed healing. This study offers …
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Determinants of health facility choice for delivery among women participating in group antenatal care in Machakos county, kenya: A cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Group antenatal (G-ANC) care has been introduced in Kenya and is associated with increased ANC contacts. Previous studies did …
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The lived experience of mothers who give birth after induction of labour in hospital settings in Southern Ethiopia: a phenomenological study
BACKGROUND: Induction of labor (IOL) is a medical intervention used to initiate labor artificially and has become one of the …
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Influence of paternal education on maternal and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Maternal and child health outcomes remain pressing challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), characterized by persistently high under-five mortality and …
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Born Too Soon: Accelerating change to 2030 and beyond
PROGRESS NEEDED: Preterm birth rates have "flatlined" for a decade with major loss of human capital, hindering progress for many …
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"It's me who supports. How are you going to refuse to have a child?”: the social norms and gender dynamics of men’s engagement in family planning practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a disparity exists in the fertility desires of men and women, …