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Demand for Medication Abortion Through Telehealth Before and After the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court Decision in States Where Abortion Is Legal. 在堕胎合法的州,多布斯诉杰克逊案最高法院判决前后,远程医疗对药物流产的需求。
IF 2.5 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.06.003
Anna E Fiastro, Elissa Brown, Rebecca Gomperts, Emily M Godfrey
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Use of Preabortion Ultrasonography Among Telehealth Medication Abortion Patients. 远程医疗药物流产患者人工流产前超声检查的应用。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.06.002
Sylvie T Wilson, Lisa Peters, Leah R Koenig, Suzanne O Bell, Ushma D Upadhyay
{"title":"Use of Preabortion Ultrasonography Among Telehealth Medication Abortion Patients.","authors":"Sylvie T Wilson, Lisa Peters, Leah R Koenig, Suzanne O Bell, Ushma D Upadhyay","doi":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.06.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2025.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since 2020, some clinicians have offered telehealth medication abortion care that does not require ultrasonographic screening for eligible patients. However, some telehealth medication abortion patients nonetheless obtain ultrasonography.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to understand which patients obtain ultrasonography before telehealth medication abortion, their reasons for ultrasonography, and where they obtain it.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Using data from the California Home Abortion by Telehealth (CHAT) Study, a cohort study of patients using telehealth abortion services in 2021 and 2022, participants were asked whether they had pre-abortion ultrasonographic imaging, reasons for the ultrasonography, and where they obtained it. We analyzed these responses using chi-squared tests, Fisher's exact tests, and multivariable logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 1,775 participants, 11% (n = 194) obtained ultrasonography before their abortion. In the multivariable model, participants who were younger, were food insecure, had a pregnancy duration of 35 days (5 weeks) or more, or were unsure of their pregnancy duration were significantly more likely to obtain pre-abortion ultrasonography. The most common reason for ultrasonography was to assess pregnancy duration (69%). Most participants obtained imaging at a clinic (41%) or at an emergency room or hospital (27%), although some obtained imaging at crisis pregnancy centers (14%). Of those who obtained ultrasonography, 8% were referred by their telehealth provider; the remainder sought ultrasonography on their own initiative.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Hospitals, clinics, and imaging facilities can create policies to increase the accessibility of ultrasonography for those who desire or require pre-abortion ultrasonography.</p>","PeriodicalId":48039,"journal":{"name":"Womens Health Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144709452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Addressing Racism and Discrimination in the Design of Physical Activity Interventions for Black Women: Insights and Recommendations From an Academic and Community Partnership. 解决黑人妇女体育活动干预设计中的种族主义和歧视:来自学术和社区伙伴关系的见解和建议。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.06.001
Rodney P Joseph, LaTanya Mathis, Iyana Harris, Shawntele M Howie-Carlson, Kanika Jones, Darlene Little, Dawn Augusta
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Patterns of Antepartum Care in Ontario Before and During a Time of COVID-19 and Virtual Care: A Population-Based Study. 安大略省在COVID-19之前和期间的产前护理模式和虚拟护理:一项基于人群的研究
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.002
Stephanie C Lapinsky, Nancy N Baxter, Rinku Sutradhar, Karl Everett, Joan Porter, Mark H Yudin, Eliane M Shore, Howard Berger, Douglas M Campbell, John W Snelgrove, Andrea N Simpson
{"title":"Patterns of Antepartum Care in Ontario Before and During a Time of COVID-19 and Virtual Care: A Population-Based Study.","authors":"Stephanie C Lapinsky, Nancy N Baxter, Rinku Sutradhar, Karl Everett, Joan Porter, Mark H Yudin, Eliane M Shore, Howard Berger, Douglas M Campbell, John W Snelgrove, Andrea N Simpson","doi":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in changes to the way health care was delivered, including expansion of virtual care. We aimed to understand differences in antepartum care delivery prior to and during the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of people 15-50 years with an in-hospital birth at 20+ weeks' gestation in Ontario, Canada, across two time periods: December 1, 2020-November 30, 2022 (pandemic), and December 1, 2017-November 30, 2019 (pre-pandemic). Outcomes were total number and timing of antepartum visits, ultrasounds, and acute care encounters. Outcomes were compared between cohorts, and between those who did and did not receive virtual care during the pandemic. Regression modeling was used to examine associations between pregnancy during the pandemic and rates of outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 228,551 pandemic and 218,126 pre-pandemic births were included. Median number of antepartum visits was 10 (6-13) in the pandemic period and 9 (4-12) pre-pandemic (standardized difference (StD): 0.32), corresponding to a relative rate of 1.21 (95% CI [1.20, 1.21]). Significantly more individuals in the pandemic had >11 visits, with no differences in acute care encounters and only a small increase in health care costs (<10%). Those in the pandemic cohort were more likely to have their initial visit during the first trimester (79.3% vs. 66.5%, StD: 0.29). Those receiving virtual care were more likely to live in an urban area and be more materially advantaged.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Pregnancy during the pandemic was associated with in an increased rate of ambulatory antepartum visits and increased care in the first trimester.</p>","PeriodicalId":48039,"journal":{"name":"Womens Health Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144601906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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"Am I Truly Invisible?": Black Women's Experiences of and Coping With Intersectional Invisibility in Uterine Fibroid Treatment. “我真的隐形吗?”黑人妇女在子宫肌瘤治疗中交叉性隐形的经历与应对。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.005
Arianne N Malekzadeh, Ami R Zota, Myla Lyons, Tamara Taggart
{"title":"\"Am I Truly Invisible?\": Black Women's Experiences of and Coping With Intersectional Invisibility in Uterine Fibroid Treatment.","authors":"Arianne N Malekzadeh, Ami R Zota, Myla Lyons, Tamara Taggart","doi":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Black women are disproportionately burdened by uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) and face intersectional invisibility wherein their needs are ignored in health care settings owing to sexism and racism. Our objective was to elucidate Black women's experiences in fibroid treatment and the strategies they use to protect their health and counter their intersectional invisibility.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We recruited participants from the Fibroids Observational Research on Genes and the Environment (FORGE) Study. We conducted semistructured individual interviews (average length, 45 minutes) on Black women's experiences in fibroid treatment. We analyzed the transcripts using a thematic analytical approach and intersectionality, a critical analytical framework that allows for the examination of how sexism and racism intersect to influence health inequities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants were 16 Black women aged 30-52 years who were seeking fibroid treatment in Washington, DC. Our analysis revealed that participants experience gendered racism (the intersection of sexism and racism) in fibroid treatment, mirroring a historical and ongoing pattern of how Black women are treated in health care settings, and that they manage their intersectional invisibility by engaging in strategies characteristic of the superwoman schema: projecting strength, suppressing emotions, resisting being dependent, and striving to succeed despite limited resources. Participants also highlighted that their ideal fibroid-related care would include a holistic approach and social support.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings emphasize that Black women's intersectional invisibility extends to fibroid treatment, reflecting the social-structural inequities that they face in health care settings more broadly. Attendance to Black women's voices in research and practice can help to decrease their intersectional invisibility and subsequently improve their fibroid treatment and related health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48039,"journal":{"name":"Womens Health Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12243959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144592687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Beneath the Incision: Variation in Low-Risk Cesareans Among Asian and Pacific Islander Subgroups in the United States. 切口下:美国亚洲和太平洋岛民亚群中低风险剖宫产的差异。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.003
Louise Marie Roth, Jennifer Hyunkyung Lee, Theresa M Morris
{"title":"Beneath the Incision: Variation in Low-Risk Cesareans Among Asian and Pacific Islander Subgroups in the United States.","authors":"Louise Marie Roth, Jennifer Hyunkyung Lee, Theresa M Morris","doi":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Quality initiatives aim to reduce primary cesarean rates in pregnancies with low clinical risk. These cesarean rates vary significantly by race-ethnicity in the United States. This study analyzes differences in low-risk primary cesareans between Asian/Pacific Islander (API) individuals and other pan-ethnic groups and among API subgroups in the United States.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data on all recorded births in the United States from 2010 to 2020 to analyze primary cesareans in the lowest risk NTSV (nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex) and MTSV (multiparous, term, singleton, vertex) pregnancies by race-ethnicity. We used logistic regression to compare API births with births among other pan-ethnic groups (N = 22,212,076) and to analyze variation across API subgroups (N = 1,663,167).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>API births had lower risk-adjusted odds of a primary cesarean than most other pan-ethnic groups. Among API subgroups, Indian and some Pacific Islander groups had higher adjusted odds of a primary cesarean, whereas Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and, especially, Japanese groups had lower odds. Foreign-born API birthing people had higher odds than U.S.-born API birthing people (NTSV odds ratio [OR] = 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.16, 1.19], and MTSV OR = 1.11, 95% CI [1.10, 1.13]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although odds of a low-risk primary cesarean were slightly lower in API births than in births among most other pan-ethnic groups, this concealed significant variation among API subgroups and between foreign-born and U.S.-born API birthing people. These disparities suggest inequities in access to quality care and possible discrimination against some API groups, leading to unnecessary overtreatment. Efforts to reduce disparities should recognize differences across subgroups and potential barriers to culturally appropriate care.</p>","PeriodicalId":48039,"journal":{"name":"Womens Health Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144592688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Safety Net Clinic Utilization for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Mexican-Origin Women. 美国和国外出生的墨西哥裔妇女性健康和生殖健康服务的安全网诊所使用情况。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.004
Blair G Darney, Biani Saavedra-Avendaño, Emily R Boniface, Laura E Jacobson, Kate Coleman-Minahan, Evelyn Fuentes-Rivera, Fernando Riosmena
{"title":"Safety Net Clinic Utilization for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Mexican-Origin Women.","authors":"Blair G Darney, Biani Saavedra-Avendaño, Emily R Boniface, Laura E Jacobson, Kate Coleman-Minahan, Evelyn Fuentes-Rivera, Fernando Riosmena","doi":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We describe utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services at safety net clinics (Title X and other publicly funded health care organizations) and private health care settings among U.S.- and foreign-born Mexican-origin women living in the United States. We also test whether nativity is associated with source of SRH care, adjusting for other factors.</p><p><strong>Data sources and study setting: </strong>We pooled four waves of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)-2011-2013, 2013-2015, 2015-2017, and 2017-2019-and included in our sample women who received SRH services in the previous 12 months.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>We compared SRH service utilization and source (safety net clinics [Title X and non-Title X public] vs. private) between U.S.-born and foreign-born Mexican-origin women. We used multivariable regression to test whether nativity was associated with source of care.</p><p><strong>Principal findings: </strong>Our sample included n = 1,923 (N = 4,446,577) Mexican-origin women aged 15-44, 42.9% of whom were foreign born. Foreign-born women of Mexican origin were more likely to be uninsured (43.8% vs. 13.4% among the U.S. born) and had a significantly higher adjusted probability of using safety net clinics to access preventive SRH services compared with Mexican-American women (42.2%; 95% CI [35.5, 48.9%] vs. 27.6%; 95% CI [22.9, 32.2%]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Safety net clinics such as Title X and other publicly funded health care organizations play an important role in access to preventive SRH care among Mexican-origin women living in the United States, especially for foreign-born women.</p>","PeriodicalId":48039,"journal":{"name":"Womens Health Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144565405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Engaging Rural Women Veterans in Mental Health Research: A Call to Action 让农村妇女退伍军人参与心理健康研究:行动呼吁。
IF 2.5 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.03.004
Alexandra B. Caloudas PhD , Juinell B. Williams PhD , Giselle Day MPH , Rajinder Sonia Singh PhD , Mary Shapiro PhD , Amanda McCorkindale PsyD , Deleene Menefee PhD , Jan A. Lindsay PhD , Derrecka Boykin PhD
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Perception of Having Enough Information to Make Contraceptive Decisions: A Novel Metric of Person-Centered Contraceptive Access 感知有足够的信息作出避孕决定:以人为中心的避孕获得的新指标。
IF 2.5 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.003
Ariana H. Bennett DrPH, MPH , Alex Schulte BA, BSPH , Jennet Arcara PhD, MPH, MPP , Jamie Bardwell MPP , Denicia Cadena BA , Aisha Chaudhri MA , Laura Davis MA , Brittni Frederiksen PhD, MPH , Catherine Labiran MA , Raegan McDonald-Mosley MD, MPH , Ellen Pliska MHS , Whitney Rice DrPH, MPH , Ena Suseth Valladares MPH , Cassondra Marshall DrPH, MPH , Anu Manchikanti Gomez PhD, MSc
{"title":"Perception of Having Enough Information to Make Contraceptive Decisions: A Novel Metric of Person-Centered Contraceptive Access","authors":"Ariana H. Bennett DrPH, MPH ,&nbsp;Alex Schulte BA, BSPH ,&nbsp;Jennet Arcara PhD, MPH, MPP ,&nbsp;Jamie Bardwell MPP ,&nbsp;Denicia Cadena BA ,&nbsp;Aisha Chaudhri MA ,&nbsp;Laura Davis MA ,&nbsp;Brittni Frederiksen PhD, MPH ,&nbsp;Catherine Labiran MA ,&nbsp;Raegan McDonald-Mosley MD, MPH ,&nbsp;Ellen Pliska MHS ,&nbsp;Whitney Rice DrPH, MPH ,&nbsp;Ena Suseth Valladares MPH ,&nbsp;Cassondra Marshall DrPH, MPH ,&nbsp;Anu Manchikanti Gomez PhD, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Information is a critical component of contraceptive access. This study presents a new person-centered metric of contraceptive access: perception of having sufficient information to choose a contraceptive method.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Between January and March 2022, we fielded a nationally representative online survey among 15- to 44-year-olds assigned female sex at birth using NORC's AmeriSpeak panel. We describe whether respondents felt they had enough information for contraceptive decision making and types of information needed. We investigate bivariate associations between perception of having enough information and key respondent characteristics. We use logistic regression to investigate whether past experiences of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care and contraceptive self-efficacy are associated with feeling one has enough information.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the analytic sample (unweighted n = 3,037), 73.5% felt they had enough information to decide about contraception, 11.8% did not, and 14.7% were unsure. Those who did not feel they had enough information (unweighted <em>n</em> = 687) most commonly needed information about side effects (33.4%). In bivariate analyses, respondents who were younger, were gay/lesbian, had lower educational attainment, and were uninsured were less likely to feel they had adequate information. Regression analyses indicated a positive association between feeling one had enough information and past experiences of high-quality SRH care and contraceptive self-efficacy.</div></div><div><h3>Implications and Conclusions</h3><div>Our data indicate inequities in who felt they had enough information to make contraceptive decisions. Perception of having enough information is related to quality of care and perceived future ability to access contraception. This paper supports the importance of recognizing information as a key part of person-centered contraceptive access.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48039,"journal":{"name":"Womens Health Issues","volume":"35 4","pages":"Pages 233-244"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Contraception Post-Dobbs: “The Next Closest Step to Having Control Over My Own Body” 青少年和年轻人对避孕的看法后多布斯:“下一个最接近控制自己身体的步骤”。
IF 2.5 2区 医学
Womens Health Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.001
Lauryn King PhD, MPP , Julia Strasser DrPH, MPH , Sara Luckenbill MPH , Ellen Schenk MPP , Danielle Tsevat MD, MSCR , Julie Maslowsky PhD
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