scholarly journals The Continuing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: Findings from the 2021 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura D. Lindberg ◽  
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Jennifer Mueller ◽  
Marielle Kirstein ◽  
Alicia VandeVusse
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fertility Preferences ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Health Experiences ◽  
Core Areas

In this report, we analyze the 2021 data, focusing on how respondents feel the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced their sexual and reproductive health in two core areas: fertility preferences and access to care, including use of telehealth. We note disparities according to individuals’ race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, income level and economic well-being. To assess the ongoing scope and magnitude of the impacts of the pandemic, we also examine findings on comparable measures from the 2020 and 2021 GSRHE studies. These data provide four key findings: The pandemic has continued to shift fertility preferences and impede access to sexual and reproductive health care, including contraceptive services. The impacts reported in the summer of 2021 are smaller than those reported earlier in the pandemic but remain pervasive. The pandemic continues to have disproportionate effects on the sexual and reproductive health of those already experiencing systemic social and health inequities. Telehealth services are bridging gaps in sexual and reproductive health care resulting from pandemic-related upheaval, particularly for those who already experience barriers to accessing health care.

“Making a Way Out of No Way:” Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Transmasculine Young Adults of Color in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110500
Author(s):  
Madina Agénor ◽  
Dougie Zubizarreta ◽  
Sophia Geffen ◽  
Natasha Ramanayake ◽  
Shane Giraldo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Health Care Experiences

Research focusing on the specific and unique sexual and reproductive health care experiences of transmasculine young adults of color are extremely scarce. We conducted five focus group discussions with 19 Black, Latinx, Asian, Native, and other transmasculine individuals of color aged 18–25 years in the greater Boston area. Using thematic analysis, we found that transmasculine young adults of color experienced cissexism, heterosexism, and racism in accessing and utilizing sexual and reproductive health services. These multiple forms of discrimination undermined participants’ receipt of high-quality sexual and reproductive health information and care from competent health care providers who shared their lived experiences. Participants relied on support from their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer peers to obtain needed sexual and reproductive health resources and minimize harm during clinical encounters. Multilevel interventions are needed to promote access to person-centered and structurally competent sexual and reproductive health care among transmasculine young adults of color.

scholarly journals A service-based approach to nurse training in sexual and reproductive health care

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Shawe ◽  
Sarah Cox ◽  
Nikki Penny ◽  
Alison White ◽  
Christopher Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Nurse Training ◽  
Reproductive Health Care

Calling for a Pro-Love Movement: A Contextualized Theo-Ethical Examination of Reproductive Health Care and Abortion in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-159
Author(s):  
Jeanie Whitten-Andrews
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Political Debates

In the midst of extreme and dualistic religio-political debates regarding women’s sexual wellness and abortion, one begins to wonder what a new theo-ethical approach might look like which rejects overly-simplistic, harmful understandings of such crucial issues. What might it look like to truly centre women’s full human experiences, loving each other in a way that addresses harm and meets tangible needs? This article examines the complex inequitable structural and institutional realities of sexual wellness and abortion through an intersectional theo-ethical lens. The article then proceeds to suggest a new socio-religio-political ‘Pro-Love’ philosophy, undergirded by foundational theological understandings of justice-oriented love, and situated within the broad fields of Feminist, Liberation, Process, and Queer Theologies, within the Christian tradition. The suggested approach requires systematically addressing root issues affecting the lack of equitable access to sexual wellness and the racist/sexist/classist structures forcing women into under-resourced and unsafe environments, leading to high demand for abortion services.

Pediatric Neurologists’ Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Adolescent and Young Adult Women With Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability

2021 ◽  
pp. 088307382110418
Author(s):  
Laura Kirkpatrick ◽  
Amy Collins ◽  
Elizabeth Harrison ◽  
Elizabeth Miller ◽  
Christina Patterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Adolescent And Young Adult ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Provider Training ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Women

Objective: To explore perspectives of pediatric neurologists regarding sexual and reproductive health care for adolescent women with epilepsy (WWE) and intellectual disability. Methods: We interviewed pediatric neurologists regarding sexual and reproductive health for WWE with intellectual disability. We audio-recorded and transcribed interviews and conducted qualitative analysis. Results: 16 pediatric neurologists participated. Themes included the following: (1) Pediatric neurologists have differing perspectives about how intellectual disability affects WWE’s sexual and reproductive health needs, (2) pediatric neurologists provide sexual and reproductive health counseling variable in content and frequency to this population, (3) pediatric neurologists tend to recommend longer-term methods of contraception for this population, and (4) pediatric neurologists are asked to be involved in decision-making around sterilization, yet express ethico-legal reservations. Conclusion: Our findings suggest pediatric neurologists provide variable, often suboptimal, sexual and reproductive health care for WWE and intellectual disability. Themes reveal ethical concerns among neurologists about sexual and reproductive health practices including sterilization. More tailored clinical guidelines and provider training on sexual and reproductive health for this population may be beneficial.

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