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Advances, Innovation and Trends in Care and Attention to Sexual and Reproductive Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Women's Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 6075

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Prof. Dr. Juan Miguel Martínez Galiano

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1. Department of Nursing, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaen, Spain
2. Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
Interests: maternal and child health; birth; reproductive sexual health; intimate partner violence; women's health
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Dr. Antonio Hernández Martínez

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Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Ciudad Real Faculty of Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
Interests: systematic reviews; meta-analysis; research methodology; reproductive sexual health; pregnancy; birth

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) covers a wide range of aspects as diverse as sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, pelvic floor problems, or sexual dysfunctions, among others. The assistance and care required for SRH are constantly evolving and updating treatments: advances in assisted reproductive techniques, and vaccines. Even the type of care to be provided has changed to adapt it to new trends and discoveries. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the increase in the inadequate treatment provided in childbirth care in health centers (WHO, 2014), likewise, the humanization of perinatal care is one of the major challenges on which recent research is focusing. The LGTBIQ+ group and their specific needs in terms of SRH cannot be ignored. In addition, the fundamental role that sexuality plays in the level of well-being of people and their quality of life is one of the least studied and researched aspects. Hence, the importance is minimized in the attention and care given to it, making it necessary to carry out studies and disseminate them.

The WHO and other scientific societies are promoting research in SRH to address the needs that exist as well as those emerging.

Prof. Dr. Juan Miguel Martínez Galiano
Dr. Antonio Hernández Martínez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • pregnancy
  • women's health
  • birth
  • prenatal care
  • contraception
  • sexually transmitted infections
  • fertility
  • sexual function
  • pelvic floor dysfunctions
  • sexual dysfunctions
  • abortion
  • puerperium
  • sexuality
  • obstetric violence

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Obstetric Violence from a Midwife Perspective
by Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Julián Rodríguez-Almagro, Ana Rubio-Álvarez, Inmaculada Ortiz-Esquinas, Ana Ballesta-Castillejos and Antonio Hernández-Martínez
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 4930; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064930 - 10 Mar 2023
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This study examines and determines the prevalence of obstetric violence (OV) as perceived by midwives, as well as their knowledge of it and the professional factors that could be associated with the perception of OV. A cross-sectional study was conducted of 325 midwives [...] Read more.
This study examines and determines the prevalence of obstetric violence (OV) as perceived by midwives, as well as their knowledge of it and the professional factors that could be associated with the perception of OV. A cross-sectional study was conducted of 325 midwives in 2021 in Spain. Almost all (92.6%, 301) the midwives knew the term OV, but 74.8% (214) did not believe OV to be the same as malpractice. Moreover, 56.9% (185) stated they had rarely observed OV, and 26.5% (86) regularly observed OV. Most midwives consider physical aggression to be OV, in comparison, not providing information to women was only considered unacceptable treatment. The clinical practice considered the most grave within the context of OV was an instrumental birth or cesarean section without clinical justification. In addition, 97.5% (317) believed that raising awareness on the subject is one of the fundamental points to reducing this problem. Certain factors, such as less work experience, female gender, attendance at home births, and previous training in OV, were associated with an increased perception of situations as OV (p < 0.005). A high percentage of midwives perceived specific clinical practices (e.g., indicate cesarean section without clinical justification or perform the Kristeller maneuver) as OV, and certain characteristics of the professional profile, such as the professional experience or the sex of the midwife, were associated with an increased perception of OV. Most midwives knew the term OV but did not consider that it could pertain to some behaviors included in the international definitions of OV, such as the lack of information provided to a woman or the non-identification of the midwife, among others. Full article
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Variations in Author Gender in Obstetrics Disease Prevalence Literature: A Systematic Review
by María Rosario Román Gálvez, Blanca Riquelme-Gallego, María del Carmen Segovia-García, Daniel Gavilán-Cabello, Khalid Saeed Khan and Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 727; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010727 - 30 Dec 2022
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This systematic review aims to evaluate gender differences in authorship of prevalence literature concerning intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). GDM studies were matched for publication year and study country as a gender-neutral obstetric disease with similar morbidity [...] Read more.
This systematic review aims to evaluate gender differences in authorship of prevalence literature concerning intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). GDM studies were matched for publication year and study country as a gender-neutral obstetric disease with similar morbidity to IPV. Relevant studies were captured without language restrictions via online searches of PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from database inception to January 2022. Proportion of female authors and gender of the first and corresponding author were outcome measures. Multivariable regression models were built to examine if female authors featured more or less often in IPV during pregnancy and GDM literature adjusting by the influence of type of study, country’s human development index (HDI), year of publication and journal’s impact factor. 137 IPV-GDM studies pairs were included. Female authors in IPV studies were slightly lower than in GDM [59.7%, 95% CI 54.7–64.7, vs. 54.9%, 95% CI 50.7–59.1, p = 0.204]. Studies published in high-income countries were more likely to be signed by a woman as first and corresponding author (Odds Ratio 2.22, 95% CI 1.20; 4.11, p = 0.011 and Odds Ratio 2.24, CI 1.22; 4.10, p = 0.009 respectively) and proportion of women as corresponding authors decreased as the journal impact factor increased (β = 0.62, 95% CI 0.37, 1.05, p = 0.075). There is a gender gap in the field of prevalence research in IPV during pregnancy with variations according to the level of development. International programs aimed at eradicating these inequalities are needed. Full article
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