Racial disparities in uterine fibroids and endometriosis: a systematic review and application of social, structural, and political context

JG Katon, TC Plowden, EE Marsh - Fertility and sterility, 2023 - Elsevier
Importance Uterine fibroids and endometriosis are 2 of the leading causes of morbidity
among reproductive-aged women. There are significant racial disparities in disease …

A critical interpretive synthesis of power and mistreatment of women in maternity care

M Schaaf, M Jaffe, Ö Tunçalp… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Labouring women may be subjected to physical and verbal abuse that reflects dynamics of
power, described as Mistreatment of Women (MoW). This Critical Interpretive Synthesis on …

Advancing health equity through a theoretically critical implementation science

C Snell-Rood, ET Jaramillo, AB Hamilton… - Translational …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While implementation science is driven by theory, most implementation science theories,
models, and frameworks (TMF) do not address issues of power, inequality, and reflexivity …

Universal precautions: the case for consistently trauma-informed reproductive healthcare

L Owens, S Terrell, LK Low, C Loder, D Rhizal… - American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the United States, about 1 in 5 women have experienced childhood sexual abuse, and a
similar proportion experience rape as adults. Childhood sexual abuse and other forms of …

“When is health care actually going to be care?” The lived experience of family planning care among young black women

RG Logan, EM Daley, CA Vamos… - Qualitative Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
While family planning care (FPC) visits may serve as opportunities to address gaps in
knowledge and access to limited resources, young Black women may also face structural …

Doctor knows best? Provider bias in the context of contraceptive counseling in the United States

ES Mann, AM Chen, CL Johnson - Contraception, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives The study examined how clinicians described their patients in relation to their
practices of contraceptive counseling. Study design This qualitative study involved individual …

[HTML][HTML] Structural competency in emergency medicine services for transgender and gender non-conforming patients

C Willging, L Gunderson, D Shattuck, R Sturm… - Social Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this formative qualitative research, we draw upon the concepts of structural vulnerability
and structural competency to examine how transgender and gender non-conforming …

“Making a way out of no way:” Understanding the sexual and reproductive health care experiences of transmasculine young adults of color in the United States

M Agénor, D Zubizarreta, S Geffen… - Qualitative health …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Research focusing on the specific and unique sexual and reproductive health care
experiences of transmasculine young adults of color are extremely scarce. We conducted …

“The Health System Just Wasn't Built for Us”: Queer Cisgender Women and Gender Expansive Individuals' Strategies for Navigating Reproductive Health Care

E Carpenter - Women's Health Issues, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The LGBTQ health disparities literature documents barriers to comprehensive
and queer-inclusive care. Queer cisgender women and gender expansive individuals …

Contraceptive care disparities among sexual orientation identity and racial/ethnic subgroups of US women: a national probability sample study

M Agénor, AE Pérez, A Wilhoit, F Almeda… - Journal of Women's …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Sexual minority women may use contraception for various reasons but face
notable barriers to contraceptive care, including stigma and discrimination. However, studies …