Rationality and Models of Reproductive Decision–Making

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul V. Crosbie
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making

scholarly journals Motherhood and decision-making among women living with HIV in developed countries: a systematic review with qualitative research synthesis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariadna Huertas-Zurriaga ◽  
Patrick A. Palmieri ◽  
Joan E. Edwards ◽  
Sandra K. Cesario ◽  
Sergio Alonso-Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making ◽  
Living With Hiv

Abstract Background Women living with HIV (WLH) lack evidence-based information about reproductive options while managing pressures from family, clinicians, and communities to give up the idea of having children. As the reproduction intentions of WLH are not well understood, stigmatizing behaviors force them to hide their disease to avoid rejection by their family, partner, and social networks. Compliance with social norms, fear of stigma, and discrimination influence their experience. Current research is individual qualitative studies lacking the synthesis perspective necessary to guide intervention development. The purpose of this study was to synthesize the evidence to explain the reproductive decision-making process for WLH in developed countries. Methods A systematic review with qualitative research synthesis was conducted through searches in 10 electronic databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Scopus, Social Science Citation Index, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Cuidatge, Cuiden Enfispo, and SciELO). Studies published in journals from 1995 to 2019 with qualitative data about reproductive decision-making among WLH in developed countries were eligible for inclusion. Developed country was operationalized by membership in the OECD for comparative conditions of social wellbeing and economic stability. The CASP and JBI checklists for qualitative research were used to assess study quality and methodological integrity. Thematic analysis and qualitative meta-summary techniques were used for the synthesis. Results Twenty studies from 12 developed countries were included in the synthesis. Findings were organized into 3 meta-themes from 15 themes and 45 subthemes, including: (1) Shattered identity, (2) Barriers, inequities, and misinformation, (3) Coping, resiliency, and support. Reproductive decision-making was perceived as a complex process influenced by facilitators and barriers. The facilitators helped WLH cope with their new situation to become more resilient, while the barriers made their situation more difficult to manage. Conclusion WLH encounter reproductive decision-making with knowledge deficits and limited social support. An integrated approach to holistic care with comprehensive multidisciplinary counseling is needed to support WLH. Clinicians could benefit from professional development to learn how to be authentically present for WLH, including engaging in conversations, demonstrating compassion, and understanding situations. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines need to be tailored for the family planning and sexual health needs of WLH.

Reproductive decision‐making in families containing multiple individuals with epilepsy

Epilepsia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Nakamura ◽  
Shawn T. Sorge ◽  
Melodie R. Winawer ◽  
Jo C. Phelan ◽  
Wendy K. Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making

scholarly journals Reproductive decision-making in the context of hereditary cancer: the effects of an online decision aid on informed decision-making

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Reumkens ◽  
Marly H. E. Tummers ◽  
Yil Severijns ◽  
Joyce J. G. Gietel-Habets ◽  
Sander M. J. van Kuijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hereditary Cancer ◽  
Decision Aid ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making

Reproductive decision-making among postpartum HIV-infected women in rural South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 908-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L Jones ◽  
Violeta J Rodriguez ◽  
Suat Babayigit ◽  
Antonio Chahine ◽  
Stephen M Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making ◽  
Mother To Child ◽  
Rural South Africa

Despite pregnancy spacing recommendations to optimize health outcomes among mothers and neonates, unplanned pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa is common among women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (WLHIV). This study examined factors associated with reproductive decision-making among WLHIV to inform pregnancy-planning interventions. WLHIV in rural South Africa (n = 165) were assessed at 12 months postpartum. The relative importance of factors associated with reproductive decision-making was estimated. Women were a mean of 28 years old (SD = 5.71). Risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV (Mean = 0.43; SD = 0.33) had the greatest impact on decision-making, followed by partners’ desires (M = 0.22; SD = 0.18), family preferences (M = 0.18; SD = 0.13), and community opinion (M = 0.17; SD = 0.13). MTCT was most important to women with greater HIV knowledge. However, WLHIV who had been diagnosed with HIV for a longer time placed more emphasis on partner preference and community opinion, and less importance on MTCT risk. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) was less important to women experiencing intimate partner violence and those with depression. Findings highlight the need for tailored, focused interventions to support the unique circumstances of WLHIV and support the inclusion of families and/or partners in the counseling process. Results underscore the need for perinatal preconception counseling for women during routine HIV care.

The Limits of Choice

2019 ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Eva Feder Kittay
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Reproductive Decisions ◽  
Reproductive Choices ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making ◽  
The Face ◽  
Unexpected Outcomes

Inquiring into the relation between reproductive decision-making and the unexpected, this chapter claims that reproductive choices around disability bring out inherent paradoxes of choice in the face of uncertainty. Arguing that reproductive decisions around disability, like all reproductive decisions, must be left to the person carrying the child, this chapter also insists that reproductive choices attend to the role of chance and unexpected outcomes.

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