Health Care for Women International, Volume 42, Issue 4-6 (2021)

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Editorial
Maternal health: Roots and wings
Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock & Eleanor Krassen Covan
Pages: 351-355
Published online: 31 Jul 2021
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Article
Medical pluralism in maternal health-seeking behavior of rural women in Southern Ecuador
Jessica Arnold, Julia Flint, Sharon Casapulla, Claudia Nieto & Mario J. Grijalva
Pages: 356-373
Published online: 06 Aug 2019
AbstractforMedical pluralism in maternal health-seeking behavior of rural women in Southern Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Women’s experiences of cultural and traditional health beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth in Zambia: An ethnographic study
Leena Honkavuo
Pages: 374-389
Published online: 03 May 2021
AbstractforWomen’s experiences of cultural and traditional health beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth in Zambia: An ethnographic study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Reproductive health care status of the displaced tribal women in India: An analysis using Nussbaum Central human capabilities
Madhulika Sahoo & Jalandhar Pradhan
Pages: 390-419
Published online: 30 Mar 2020
AbstractforReproductive health care status of the displaced tribal women in India: An analysis using Nussbaum Central human capabilities | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Success of in vitro fertilization and its association with the levels of psychophysiological stress before and during the treatment
Nathália Karen Maia Bezerra, Ana Cecília de Menezes Galvão, Nathalia Evelyn Martins Leite, Adriana Leão Barbalho Sant’anna, Mychelle de Medeiros Garcia Torres, Maria Cecília Galvão Pinto Coelho, Victor Kenji Medeiros Shiramizu, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousa & Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho
Pages: 420-445
Published online: 31 Aug 2020
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Pre-pregnancy body dissatisfaction and weight-related outcomes and behaviors during pregnancy
Rebecca A. Schlaff, Meghan Baruth, Jessika T. Gherke & Samantha J. Deere
Pages: 446-461
Published online: 30 Jul 2020
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Do the prevalence and correlates of adverse reproductive health outcomes differ by marriage cohorts? Evidence from a study of two marriage cohorts in Nigeria
Bola Lukman Solanke, Omowumi Romoke Salau, Semiu Adebayo Rahman & Oluwafeyikemi Eunice Popoola
Pages: 462-484
Published online: 31 Aug 2020
AbstractforDo the prevalence and correlates of adverse reproductive health outcomes differ by marriage cohorts? Evidence from a study of two marriage cohorts in Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Scale for maternity role perceptions
Zümrüt Bilgin & Şule Ecevit Alpar
Pages: 485-502
Published online: 01 Oct 2020
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Review Article
Systematic review of economic evaluation studies on preconception care interventions
Surachai Kotirum, Sorapop Kiatpongsan & Nattiya Kapol
Pages: 503-517
Published online: 17 Sep 2020
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The design and delivery of maternal health interventions in Pakistan: a scoping review
Shahzadi Zain, Bismah Jameel, Mahrukh Zahid, Maryam Munir, Sujane Kandasamy & Umair Majid
Pages: 518-546
Published online: 09 Jan 2020
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Self-medication among pregnant women in two municipalities in the Central Region of Ghana
Fred Yao Gbagbo & Jacqueline Nkrumah
Pages: 547-562
Published online: 23 Jan 2020
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Effects of the time of pregnant women’s admission to the labor ward on the labor process and interventions
Melek Balcik Colak & Hafize Ozturk Can
Pages: 563-579
Published online: 06 Feb 2020
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Impact of socio-demographic variables on antenatal services in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Renu Bala, Ajay Singh, Vertika Singh, Priyanka Verma, Snehil Budhwar, Om Prakash Shukla, Gyan Prakash Singh & Kiran Singh
Pages: 580-597
Published online: 23 Jul 2020
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The impact of pregnant women’s health literacy on their health-promoting lifestyle and teratogenic risk perception
Eda Sahin, Ilknur Yesilcinar, Ruveyda Geris, S. Inciser  Pasalak & Memnun Seven
Pages: 598-610
Published online: 03 Aug 2020
AbstractforThe impact of pregnant women’s health literacy on their health-promoting lifestyle and teratogenic risk perception | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Rising cesarean deliveries in India: medical compulsions or convenience of the affluent?
Rishi Kumar & Supriya Lakhtakia
Pages: 611-635
Published online: 11 Aug 2020
AbstractforRising cesarean deliveries in India: medical compulsions or convenience of the affluent? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Argentina according to the Latin American Diabetes Association (ALAD) and International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) diagnostic criteria and the associated maternal-neonatal complications
Silvia Gorban de Lapertosa, Stella Sucani, Susana Salzberg, Jorge Alvariñas, Cristina Faingold, Alicia Jawerbaum, Gabriela Rovira & on behalf of the DPSG-SAD Group
Pages: 636-656
Published online: 04 Sep 2020
AbstractforPrevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Argentina according to the Latin American Diabetes Association (ALAD) and International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) diagnostic criteria and the associated maternal-neonatal complications | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB
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Community-based maternal health workers’ perspectives on heat risk and safety: a pilot qualitative study
Adelle Dora Monteblanco & Jennifer K. Vanos
Pages: 657-677
Published online: 21 Sep 2020
AbstractforCommunity-based maternal health workers’ perspectives on heat risk and safety: a pilot qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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The effect of nursing care provided based on the philosophy of hypnobirthing on fear, pain, duration, satisfaction and cost of labor: a single-blind randomized controlled study
The effect of nursing care on the labor process and cost
Elif Uludağ & Samiye Mete
Pages: 678-690
Published online: 12 Nov 2020
AbstractforThe effect of nursing care provided based on the philosophy of hypnobirthing on fear, pain, duration, satisfaction and cost of labor: a single-blind randomized controlled study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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The effect of guided imagery and reflexology on pain intensity, duration of labor and birth satisfaction in primiparas: randomized controlled trial
Ece Kaplan & Semra Çevik
Pages: 691-709
Published online: 22 Jun 2021
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The effect of reflexology on labor pain, anxiety, labor duration, and birth satisfaction in primiparous pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
Semra Akköz Çevik & İlknur Incedal
Pages: 710-725
Published online: 02 Sep 2020
AbstractforThe effect of reflexology on labor pain, anxiety, labor duration, and birth satisfaction in primiparous pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article
The safety of metronidazole in pregnancy
Ozioma C. Nwosu & Kathaleen Bloom
Pages: 726-738
Published online: 19 Mar 2021
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Against all odds—why UK mothers’ breastfeeding beyond infancy are turning to their international peers for emotional and informative support
Jessica Eve Jackson & Jenny Hallam
Pages: 739-755
Published online: 01 Apr 2020
AbstractforAgainst all odds—why UK mothers’ breastfeeding beyond infancy are turning to their international peers for emotional and informative support | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Single mothers’ subjective well-being: empirical evidence from Malaysia
Eugene Cheng-Xi Aw & Mohamad Fazli Sabri
Pages: 756-777
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
AbstractforSingle mothers’ subjective well-being: empirical evidence from Malaysia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Maternal knowledge of essential newborn care in rural Zambia
Julie M. Buser, Cheryl A. Moyer, Carol J. Boyd, Davy Zulu, Alice Ngoma-Hazemba, Jessy Taona Mtenje, Andrew D. Jones & Jody R. Lori
Pages: 778-793
Published online: 13 Jul 2020
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Using Levine’s conservation model in postpartum care: a randomized controlled trial
Sadiye Ozcan & Gulsen Eryilmaz
Pages: 794-814
Published online: 03 Aug 2020
AbstractforUsing Levine’s conservation model in postpartum care: a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Emotional disorganization: The prominent experience of Iranian mothers with preterm neonate: A qualitative study
Mona Alinejad-Naeini, Hamid Peyrovi & Mahnaz Shoghi
Pages: 815-835
Published online: 04 Sep 2020
AbstractforEmotional disorganization: The prominent experience of Iranian mothers with preterm neonate: A qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in a sample of postpartum Iranian women
Forough Mortazavi, Maryam Mehrabadi, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin
Pages: 836-851
Published online: 17 Aug 2020
AbstractforPsychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in a sample of postpartum Iranian women | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Reviewing the experiences of maternal guilt – the “Motherhood Myth” influence
Georgia Constantinou, Sharon Varela & Beryl Buckby
Pages: 852-876
Published online: 18 Feb 2021
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Comparison of the effects of olive oil and breast milk on the prevention of nipple problems in primiparous breastfeeding women: a randomized controlled trial
Derya Kaya Sağlık & Öznur Gürlek Kısacık
Pages: 877-894
Published online: 08 Dec 2020
AbstractforComparison of the effects of olive oil and breast milk on the prevention of nipple problems in primiparous breastfeeding women: a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Balancing it out: A grounded theory of how midwifery students at a faith-based university in Papua New Guinea provide care to women following stillbirth
Karen Cheer, Lalen Simeon, Rachael Tommbe, Jenny Kelly, David MacLaren & Komla Tsey
Pages: 895-912
Published online: 05 Feb 2021
AbstractforBalancing it out: A grounded theory of how midwifery students at a faith-based university in Papua New Guinea provide care to women following stillbirth | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Investigation of mothers' postpartum breastfeeding and comfort conditions
Simge Sahin & Ozlem Sinan
Pages: 913-924
Published online: 08 Mar 2021
AbstractforInvestigation of mothers' postpartum breastfeeding and comfort conditions | Full Text | References | PDF (872.5 KB) | EPUB
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An investigation of the relationship between mother’s personality traits, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and perception of insufficient milk supply
Dilek Menekse, Öznur Tiryaki, Özge Karakaya Suzan & Nursan Cinar
Pages: 925-941
Published online: 02 Apr 2021
AbstractforAn investigation of the relationship between mother’s personality traits, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and perception of insufficient milk supply | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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