Compromising reproductive health at Catholic hospitals in the USA

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 187
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
The Usa

scholarly journals Using human-centred design to develop an innovative female condom

2021 ◽  
pp. bmjinnov-2020-000534
Author(s):  
Patricia S Coffey ◽  
Maggie Kilbourne-Brook
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Female Condom ◽  
Barrier Method ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Dual Protection ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Female Condoms ◽  
Generation Female ◽  
Human Centred Design

ObjectiveThe female condom is a non-hormonal barrier method that can protect from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. Female condoms are an important contribution to women’s reproductive health globally as they are the only woman-initiated method currently available that can provide dual protection. This article describes how human-centred design (HCD) was applied to the development of the Woman’s Condom—a second-generation female condom.MethodsA multidisciplinary team pioneered the application of HCD principles to develop a novel reproductive health product. The Woman’s Condom design incorporated feedback from both female and male users from multiple sites in the USA and Cuernavaca, Mexico; Durban, South Africa and Khon Kaen, Thailand to inform product development.ResultsWe developed and tested more than 50 design iterations reflecting various solutions to user-related concerns. The final locked design confirmed that the Woman’s Condom was easy to use, stable, comfortable and provided satisfactory sensation during sex for both partners. The ‘dissolving capsule’ to facilitate insertion and ‘soft cling’ design are key innovative features of the Woman’s Condom.ConclusionThe Woman’s Condom is a second-generation female (or internal) condom product that has been shown to be highly acceptable to users throughout the world. The Woman’s Condom’s special design features enable easy insertion, secure fit during use, good sensation and easy removal. Engaging users as codesigners through an HCD approach resulted in a female condom that meets the needs of women and men from diverse regions.

scholarly journals Casualties of the World War II metaphor: women’s reproductive health fighting for narrative inclusion in COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. medhum-2021-012152
Author(s):  
Yuki Bailey ◽  
Megha Shankar ◽  
Patrick Phillips
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
World War ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Women’S Reproductive Health ◽  
War Metaphor ◽  
Women's Reproductive Health ◽  
Specific Health

While the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, politicians and media outlets in the USA have compared the pandemic with World War II (WWII). Though women’s reproductive health has been affected by both COVID-19 and WWII, these specific health needs are not included in either event’s mainstream narrative. This article explores the pandemic’s war metaphor through the lens of women’s reproductive health, arguing for a reframing of the metaphor. Narrative-building determines how health needs are perceived and addressed. A modification of the WWII metaphor can ensure that the narrative formulating around COVID-19 is inclusive of the women’s reproductive health needs that are eminently present.

scholarly journals Alcohol and male reproductive health: a cross-sectional study of 8344 healthy men from Europe and the USA

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1801-1809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Kold Jensen ◽  
Shanna Swan ◽  
Niels Jørgensen ◽  
Jorma Toppari ◽  
Bruce Redmon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Men ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Male Reproductive Health

Reproductive health in the USA: must do better

The Lancet ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 383 (9913) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
The Lancet
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
The Usa

Global research mapping on reproductive health: a bibliometric visualisation analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharmendra Trivedi ◽  
Navaneeta Majumder ◽  
Atul Bhatt ◽  
Mayuri Pandya ◽  
Shanti P. Chaudhari
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Past Study ◽  
Bibliometric Indicators ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa

Purpose This study aims to examine the research productivity and network visualisation on reproductive health (RH) domain with several bibliometric indicators and applied visualisation approach in co-authorship, citation, co-occurrence of keywords and bibliographic coupling analysis in the area of RH. Design/methodology/approach This study used bibliometric indicators to determine the highly productive authors, source title, documents and organisations. This study used Web of Science database and retrieved a total of 18,186 scientific publications on the domain of RH published during the period of 2010–2020. Data analysis was also performed using VOS viewer software and RStudio. Findings The findings discovered the increasing trends of research publications in reproductive health in past ten years. The USA UK, China and Australia were the top four productive countries in terms of publishing research in the arena, and “Kishsin DM” and “Hauser R” have secured in top two positions under highly prolific authors category. University of California, Harvard University and University of London were observed under the top three productive institutions in the domain. This study also revealed association and collaboration among authors, country and institutions in the visualisation analysis. The core findings of co-occurrence of keywords emphasised that “RH,” “assisted reproductive technology,” “women,” “pregnancy” and “in-vitro fertilization” were established frequently used keywords and have robust link strength. Practical implications The findings will be helpful to the researchers to know about the status of latest trends and development of the domain. This study is also helpful to the library authority for collection development in the specific subject domain. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there was no past study found on the evaluation of research productivity and network visualisation in the domain of RH, which is a globally important issue.

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