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- The United States spends more on health care than other high-income countries, but our health care system is failing us. Not only are our health outcomes relatively poor, but they are also deeply inequitable, undermining our collective future.From the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe, to our worsening maternal health crisis that disproportionately hurts Black and other birthing…July 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Background: The U.S. monkeypox (mpox) outbreak of 2022 was a unique emergent public health crisis disproportionately affecting Black sexual minority men (BSMM). Similar to other stigmas, mpox-related stigma may have adverse effects on BSMM, including deterring HIV prevention such as PrEP. Methods: Our study investigated the experiences and perceptions of BSMM related to mpox, including mpox-…July 2023Stigma, Vaccines
- Illinois has been a national leader in adopting progressive reproductive health policies that have expanded Medicaid coverage, reduced Medicaid abortion coverage restrictions, and protected minors’ rights to many sexual and reproductive health services. Although these strides are significant, inequality in contraceptive access persists. Nearly one third of contraceptive users lack coverage for…June 2022Contraceptive Use/Access, Policy and Practice
- Person-centered contraceptive access benefits reproductive autonomy, sexual wellbeing, menstrual regulation, and other preventive health. However, contraceptive access varies by social and geographic position, with policies either perpetuating or alleviating health inequities. We describe geographic and time-trend variation in an index from fewer (less expansive) to greater (more expansive)…June 2022Contraceptive Use/Access, Policy and Practice
- Background:Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities face poorer reproductive and pregnancy outcomes partially due to health care inequity. Our objective was to conduct a scoping review of reproductive and pregnancy related health care among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Methods:We systematically reviewed three databases for keywords pertaining to pregnancy,…May 2022Maternal/Child Health, Reproductive/Sexual Health
- Few studies have illustrated how racism influences Black women’s use of reproductive health care services. This article presents findings of a collaborative study conducted by a research team and a reproductive justice organization to understand Black women’s concerns with sexual and reproductive health services. The qualitative research was conducted with Black women living in Georgia and North…February 2022Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice, Racism
- This article describes sexual and reproductive health equity (SRHE) and how nurse practitioners can apply this framework to improve research, policy, and clinical practice. It means that systems ensure that all individuals, across the range of age, gender, race, and other intersectional identities, have what they need to attain their highest level of sexual and reproductive health. This includes…November 2021Reproductive/Sexual Health, Genderism
- In order to begin understanding the current context, producing culturally meaningful findings, and creating equitable health outcomes in the sphere of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Canada, we must first consider how, with whom and by whom research is conducted. As part of a series of commentaries on Reproductive Justice in Canada in BMC Reproductive Health, in this segment,…June 2021Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) standards of care for transsexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming people (version 7) represent international normative standards for clinical care for these populations. Standards for optimal individual clinical care are consistent around the world, although the implementation of services for transgender populations will…July 2016Reproductive/Sexual Health, Services & Programs
- Objective: Training midlevel providers (MLPs) to conduct surgical abortions and manage medical abortions has been proposed as a way to increase women’s access to safe abortion. This paper reviews the evidence that compares the effectiveness and safety of abortion procedures administered by MLPs versus doctors. Methods: A systematic search was conducted of published trials and comparison…January 2013Abortion, Contraceptive Use/Access
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