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"Men don't think that far" - Interviewing men in Sweden about chlamydia and HIV testing during pregnancy from a discursive masculinities construction perspective

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

"Never my daughters": a qualitative study regarding attitude change toward female genital cutting among Ethiopian and Eritrean families in Sweden

scientific article

"Who Wants to Go Repeatedly to the Hospital?" Perceptions and Experiences of Simplified Medical Abortion in Rajasthan, India

scientific article published on January 2016

'Disrespectful men, disrespectable women': men's perceptions on heterosexual relationships and premarital sex in a Sri Lankan Free Trade Zone - a qualitative interview study

scientific article

'I have made children, so what's the problem?' Retrospective self-circumcision and the sexual and urological health needs of some Somali men in Sweden

scientific article published on 20 September 2016

'Let men into the pregnancy'--men's perceptions about being tested for chlamydia and HIV during pregnancy

scientific article published on 12 March 2012

'Moving on' Violence, wellbeing and questions about violence in antenatal care encounters. A qualitative study with Somali-born refugees in Sweden

scientific article published on 16 May 2016

'They would never receive you without a husband': Paradoxical barriers to antenatal care scale-up in Rwanda

scientific article

'What about the mother?' Women's and caregivers' perspectives on caesarean birth in a low-resource setting with rising caesarean section rates.

scientific article

'You try to play a role in her pregnancy' - a qualitative study on recent fathers' perspectives about childbearing and encounter with the maternal health system in Kigali, Rwanda

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

11. Professionalism & practice: Safeguarding of best practices of genital examinations and equality before the law

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

A missed opportunity? Lack of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health services among immigrant women in Sweden

scientific article published on 29 December 2018

A qualitative study of conceptions and attitudes regarding maternal mortality among traditional birth attendants in rural Guatemala.

scientific article published in December 2004

A study of the use of the Nicaraguan antenatal card.

scientific article

Acceptability of Home-Assessment Post Medical Abortion and Medical Abortion in a Low-Resource Setting in Rajasthan, India. Secondary Outcome Analysis of a Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on September 2015

Afghan migrants face more suboptimal care than natives: a maternal near-miss audit study at university hospitals in Tehran, Iran

scientific article

An anthropological analysis of the perspectives of Somali women in the West and their obstetric care providers on caesarean birth

scientific article

Analysis of the legislation concerning female genital surgery. Esthetic and sexual motifs are accepted--but not the traditional and religious ones

scientific article published in September 2004

Antenatal Cards--What Should They Contain?

scientific article published on 01 June 1994

Antenatal care for Somali-born women in Sweden: Perspectives from mothers, fathers and midwives

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Anthropometric measures in relation to risk of heart failure hospitalization: a Swedish population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 26 November 2012

Are 'low socioeconomic status' and 'religiousness' barriers to minority women's use of contraception? A qualitative exploration and critique of a common argument in reproductive health research

scientific article published on 25 March 2019

Are some perinatal deaths in immigrant groups linked to suboptimal perinatal care services?

scientific article published in June 2002

Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to HIV and AIDS in Nicaragua: a community-level perspective.

scientific article published on 19 November 2012

Auditing the appropriateness of cesarean delivery using the Robson classification among women experiencing a maternal near miss

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

Baseline data from a planned RCT on attitudes to female genital cutting after migration: when are interventions justified?

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

Being a bridge: Swedish antenatal care midwives' encounters with Somali-born women and questions of violence; a qualitative study

scientific article

Being questioned as parents: An interview study with Swedish commissioning parents using transnational surrogacy

scientific article published on 20 September 2018

Beyond the numbers of maternal near-miss in Rwanda - a qualitative study on women's perspectives on access and experiences of care in early and late stage of pregnancy

scientific article

Case review of perinatal deaths at hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda: perinatal audit with application of a three-delays analysis

scientific article

Causes of death among undocumented migrants in Sweden, 1997-2010.

scientific article

Clinical audits: A practical strategy for reducing cesarean section rates in a general hospital in Tehran, Iran.

scientific article

Clitoral Surgery After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

scientific article published in October 2017

Communication and cultural issues in providing reproductive health care to immigrant women: health care providers' experiences in meeting the needs of [corrected] Somali women living in Finland

scientific article published in April 2012

Conceptualising the prevention of adverse obstetric outcomes among immigrants using the 'three delays' framework in a high-income context.

scientific article published on 21 August 2012

Contraceptive use among migrant, second-generation migrant and non-migrant women seeking abortion care: a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Sweden

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

Correction: Shifting perceptions of female genital cutting in a Swedish migration context

scientific article published on 26 February 2020

Country of birth and risk of hospitalization due to heart failure: a Swedish population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 24 December 2010

Criteria-based audit to improve quality of care of foetal distress: standardising obstetric care at a national referral hospital in a low resource setting, Tanzania

scientific article

Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities.

scientific article

Deinfibulation Contextualized: Delicacies of Shared Decision-Making in the Clinic

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process

scientific article

Distant and proximate factors associated with maternal near-miss: a nested case-control study in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

scientific article published on 27 January 2018

Does Religious Counselling on Abortion Comply with Sweden’s ‘Women-Friendly’ Abortion Policies? A Qualitative Exploration Among Religious Counsellors

scholarly article

Does antenatal care facilitate utilization of emergency obstetric care? A case-referent study of near-miss morbidity in Bolivia.

scientific article

Does mode of follow-up influence contraceptive use after medical abortion in a low-resource setting? Secondary outcome analysis of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Equitable abortion care - A challenge for health care providers. Experiences from abortion care encounters with immigrant women in Stockholm, Sweden

scientific article published on 25 October 2016

Evaluating Helping Babies Breathe: training for healthcare workers at hospitals in Rwanda

scientific article published in November 2012

Excess mortality in women of reproductive age from low-income countries: a Swedish national register study

scientific article published on 31 July 2012

Experiences of inequitable care among Afghan mothers surviving near-miss morbidity in Tehran, Iran: a qualitative interview study.

scientific article

Factors associated with female genital cutting in Yemen and its policy implications

scientific article published on 18 March 2019

Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants - a cross-sectional study in Sweden

scientific article published on 08 August 2017

Fear, blame and transparency: Obstetric caregivers' rationales for high caesarean section rates in a low-resource setting

scientific article published on 5 September 2015

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: sharing data and experiences to accelerate eradication and improve care: part 2: Geneva, Switzerland. March 13-14, 2017.

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Female genital mutilation in the West: traditional circumcision versus genital cosmetic surgery.

scientific article

Female genital mutilation, cutting, or circumcision.

scientific article

From sameness to difference: Swedish Somalis' post-migration perceptions of the circumcision of girls and boys

scientific article published on 09 November 2018

Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications

scientific article

Healthcare-seeking behaviour in relation to sexual and reproductive health among Thai-born women in Sweden: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 10 August 2016

Home use of misoprostol for early medical abortion in a low resource setting: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

How to deal with female circumcision as a health issue in the Nordic countries

scientific article published in August 2003

How to ensure policies and interventions rely on strong supporting facts to improve women's health: the case of female genital cutting, using Rosling's Factfulness approach

scientific article published on 11 December 2020

Immigrant status and increased risk of heart failure: the role of hypertension and life-style risk factors

scientific article published on 26 March 2012

Implementing the liberalized abortion law in Kigali, Rwanda: Ambiguities of rights and responsibilities among health care providers

scientific article published on 26 October 2019

Improving Standards of Care in Obstructed Labour: A Criteria-Based Audit at a Referral Hospital in a Low-Resource Setting in Tanzania

scientific article

Incidence and causes of maternal near-miss in selected hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

scientific article

Increased Risk of Mortality Due to Interpersonal Violence in Foreign-Born Women of Reproductive Age: A Swedish Register-Based Study

scientific article published on 8 January 2016

Increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (near-miss) among immigrant women in Sweden: a population register-based study

scientific article published on 21 June 2013

Increasing caesarean section rates among low-risk groups: a panel study classifying deliveries according to Robson at a university hospital in Tanzania

scientific article

Intimate partner violence and poor mental health among Thai women residing in Sweden

scientific article

Is there an association between female circumcision and perinatal death?

scientific article published on January 2002

It is only a tradition: making sense of Swedish Somalis’ narratives of female circumcision and avoiding submission to hegemonic political discourse

Knowledge and utilization of sexual and reproductive healthcare services among Thai immigrant women in Sweden

scientific article

Low use of vacuum extraction: Health care Professionals' Perspective in a University Hospital, Dar es Salaam

scientific article published on 23 May 2020

Maternal near-miss and death and their association with caesarean section complications: a cross-sectional study at a university hospital and a regional hospital in Tanzania

scientific article

Maternal near-miss and death incidences - Frequencies, causes and the referral chain in Somaliland: A pilot study using the WHO near-miss approach

scientific article

Maternal near-miss and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

scholarly article by Ewnetu Firdawek Liyew et al published 22 August 2018 in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Maternal near-miss at university hospitals with cesarean overuse: an incident case-control study

scientific article

Measuring HIV- and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Nicaragua: results from a community-based study.

scientific article published in April 2013

Medical students are afraid to include abortion in their future practices: in-depth interviews in Maharastra, India

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Medical students' attitudes and perceptions on abortion: a cross-sectional survey among medical interns in Maharastra, India

scientific article

Medical students' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards contraceptive use and counselling: a cross-sectional survey in Maharashtra, India

scientific article published on 11 December 2013

Misclassified maternal deaths among East African immigrants in Sweden.

scientific article published in November 2007

More than re-establishing the partner relationship: Intimate aftercare for Somali parents in diaspora

scientific article

Negotiating Collective and Individual Agency: A Qualitative Study of Young Women's Reproductive Health in Rural India

scientific article

Negotiating respectability: migrant women workers' perceptions of relationships and sexuality in free trade zones in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 30 January 2014

No association between female circumcision and prolonged labour: a case control study of immigrant women giving birth in Sweden

scientific article published in August 2005

Perceived Threat of Violence and Exposure to Physical Violence Against Foreign-Born Women: A Swedish Population-Based Study

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Preface: Issue 30.3.

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Pregnant immigrant women in Scandinavia

scientific article published in November 2003

Preterm and postterm birth in immigrant- and Swedish-born parents: a population register-based study.

scientific article published on 17 February 2015

Priorities in emergency obstetric care in Bolivia--maternal mortality and near-miss morbidity in metropolitan La Paz.

scientific article

Psychological violence experienced by men who have sex with men in Puducherry, India: a qualitative study.

scientific article published in January 2013

Rationale, development and feasibility of group antenatal care for immigrant women in Sweden: a study protocol for the Hooyo Project

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Reproductive and maternity health care services in Finland: perceptions and experiences of Somali-born immigrant women

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Self-assessment of the outcome of early medical abortion versus clinic follow-up in India: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial

scientific article published on September 2015

Severe maternal morbidity associated with maternal birthplace in three high-immigration settings

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

Sexual health counselling targeting girls and young women with female genital cutting in Sweden: mind-body dualism affecting social and health care professionals' perspectives

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Sexuality and risk behavior among men who have sex with men in León, Nicaragua: a mixed methods approach.

scientific article published on 10 April 2012

Shared language is essential: communication in a multiethnic obstetric care setting.

scientific article

Shifting perceptions of female genital cutting in a Swedish migration context

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Shortages in the management of genitally mutilated pregnant women in Swedish health care. Time to shift the focus from women's genitals to their whole being

scientific article published in September 2004

Simplified follow-up after medical abortion using a low-sensitivity urinary pregnancy test and a pictorial instruction sheet in Rajasthan, India--study protocol and intervention adaptation of a randomised control trial

scientific article

Social differentiation and embodied dispositions: a qualitative study of maternal care-seeking behaviour for near-miss morbidity in Bolivia.

scientific article published on 29 July 2009

Social equity in perinatal survival: a case-control study at hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda.

scientific article published on February 2015

Socioeconomic differences in smoking trends among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in Sweden 1982-2001: increasing importance of educational level for the total burden of smoking

scientific article published on 30 October 2008

Stillbirth among foreign-born women in Sweden

scientific article

Suboptimal care and maternal mortality among foreign-born women in Sweden: maternal death audit with application of the 'migration three delays' model

scientific article

Suicides during pregnancy and 1 year postpartum in Sweden, 1980-2007.

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

Surrogate mother - praiseworthy or stigmatized: a qualitative study on perceptions of surrogacy in Assam, India

scientific article

Swedish health care providers' experience and knowledge of female genital cutting

scientific article published in September 2006

The effects of previous cesarean deliveries on severe maternal and adverse perinatal outcomes at a university hospital in Tanzania

scientific article

The experience and responses of Swedish health professionals to patients requesting virginity restoration (hymen repair).

scientific article published in May 2010

The importance of considering the evidence in the MTP 2014 Amendment debate in India - unsubstantiated arguments should not impede improved access to safe abortion

scientific article

The relationship between dominant Western discourse and personal narratives of female genital cutting: exploring storytelling among Swedish-Somali girls and women ⬇️

journal article from 'Frontiers in Sociology' published in 2023

Transnational surrogacy - reproductive rights for whom?

scientific article published on 01 May 2015

Trends and social differentials in child mortality in Rwanda 1990-2010: results from three demographic and health surveys

scientific article

Unintended Consequences of Gender Equality Promotion in Swedish Multicultural Contraceptive Counseling: A Discourse Analysis

scientific article published on 05 April 2017

Use of a criteria-based audit to optimize uptake of cesarean delivery in a low-resource setting

scientific article published on 17 December 2018

Views of Swedish commissioning parents relating to the exploitation discourse in using transnational surrogacy

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Violence and reproductive health preceding flight from war: accounts from Somali born women in Sweden

scientific article

Young Cypriots on sex education: sources and adequacy of information received on sexuality issues

[Is genital mutilation in Sweden confirmed now?]

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

[Maternal morbidity and quality of health care. Severe maternal morbidity--new indicator of inequality in obstetric care]

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

[Proceedings in Trondheim: abuse registers in husband's case record]

scientific article published on 01 November 1983

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