A review of the pharmacology, clinical outcomes, and real-world effectiveness, safety, and non-contraceptive effects of NOMAC/E2 by Franca Fruzzetti, Rogerio Bonassi Machado, Iñaki Lete, Amisha Patel, Mitra Boolell

“…These data demonstrate that NOMAC/E2 has a long half-life and rapid absorption, is effective at preventing unwanted pregnancies, and exhibits a favorable safety profile in both clinical trials and real-world settings. …”
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Postpartum contraceptive initiation and use: Evidence from Accra, Ghana by Caesar Agula, Elizabeth G Henry, Patrick O Asuming, Akua Obeng-Dwamena, Theophilus Toprah, Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Iqbal Shah, Ayaga A Bawah

“…Background: Postpartum contraceptive use reduces unintended pregnancies and results in better health outcomes for children and women. …”
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Mobile Phone Use and Acceptability for the Delivery of Mental Health Information Among Perinatal Adolescents in Nigeria: Survey Study by Kola, Lola, Abiona, Dolapo, Adefolarin, Adeyinka Olufolake, Ben-Zeev, Dror

“…MethodsWe surveyed 260 adolescent mothers (ages 16-19 years) in their perinatal or postnatal periods of pregnancies in 33 primary health care clinics in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria in 2020. …”
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Perceived motivators, knowledge, attitude, self-reported and intentional practice of female condom use among female students in higher training institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania by Getrude W. Shitindi, Walter C. Millanzi, Patricia Z. Herman

“…Abstract Background Unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) inclusive, have remained to be a significant public health challenges among young people, especially across middle and low-income countries. …”
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Prenatal Risk Calculation (PRC) 3.0: An Extended DoE-Based First-Trimester Screening Algorithm Allowing For Early Blood Sampling by E. Merz, C. Thode, B. Eiben, S. Wellek

“…Results: Although that part of the database which was available for estimating the reference bands for blood sampling times prior to 11 weeks of gestation was comparatively sparse (898 out of 186 215 pregnancies with euploid outcome), the key statistical characteristics of the extended risk-calculation procedure turned out to be very satisfactory. …”
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Auxiliary midwives in hard to reach rural areas of Myanmar: filling MCH gaps by Sangay Wangmo, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, Wai Mar Mar Htun, Tin Tun Aung, Chiraporn Khitdee, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Pe Thet Htoon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien

“…They could identify and refer high-risk pregnancies to larger health facilities for proper management. …”
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Individual and community-level determinants of knowledge of ovulatory cycle among women of reproductive age in 29 African countries: a multilevel analysis by Betregiorgis Zegeye, Nicholas Kofi Adjei, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Sanni Yaya

“…Abstract Background Knowledge of the ovulatory cycle (KOC) can help reduce the chances of unwanted pregnancies and may improve a woman’s reproductive health. …”
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Determinants of women’s participation in cervical cancer screening trial, Maharashtra, India by Bhagwan Nene, Kasturi Jayant, Silvina Arrossi, Surendra Shastri, Atul Budukh, Sanjay Hingmire, Richard Muwonge, Sylla Malvi, Ketayun Dinshaw, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan

“…Women with higher levels of education, who had had fewer pregnancies and those who were married were more likely to comply with treatment. …”
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Endometrial hyperplastic processes in perimenopausal women. Clinical and anamnestic analysis by using neural network clustering by Andrii Slyva

“…Endometrial hyperplasia was significantly more likely to develop for women with chronic diseases of the uterus, three or more pregnancies, a large number (4 or more) obstetrical and gynecological interventions and using intrauterine contraceptive. …”
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Extra-legal abortion and post-abortion care knowledge, attitudes, and practices among obstetrician-gynecologist clinicians and medical residents in San José, Costa Rica: a qualitat... by Blake Erhardt-Ohren, Ellyn Pier, Daniel Arroyo, Whitney Cole, McKaylah Hilliard, Adriana Otero-Gonzalez, Oscar Hidalgo-Mora, Sebastian Ospina-Henao, Roger Rochat, Anna Newton-Levinson

“…In Costa Rica, an estimated 41% of unintended pregnancies end in abortion, yet there is very little published literature exploring the perspectives of healthcare providers on abortion in Costa Rica. …”
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Factors Associated With Late Prematurity in the University Hospital of Valle Cali, Colombia During 2013–2014 by Javier Torres-Muñoz, Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Fernandez, Rubi Rocio Ortega, Darly Janeth Marin Cuero, Diana Marcela Mendoza

“…This growing trend can be explained by different demographic transformations such as an increase in the demand for infertility treatments, older maternal age and the higher incidence of multiple pregnancies, cesarean sections, and labor induction. …”
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Effect of hope therapy on psychological well-being of women after abortion: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Raphi, Soheila Bani, Mahmoud Farvareshi, Shirin Hasanpour, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…Method This randomized controlled trial was conducted in Alzahra and Taleghani educational and medical centers in Tabriz, Iran, on 52 women aged 16 years and above whose pregnancies led to abortion in 2020–21. Participants were assigned to intervention and control groups using random blocking method. …”
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Aspectos de la fecundidad de mujeres indígenas Suruí, Rondônia, Brasil: una aproximación Aspects of the fertility of indigenous Suruí women in Rondônia, Brazil: an approximation... by María Mercedes Arias Valencia, Ricardo Ventura Santos, Carlos E.A Coimbra Jr, Maurício V.G Oliveira, Ana Lúcia Escobar

“…The average time between pregnancies was 22.8 months and the average breast feeding duration was 18.4 months. …”
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Prevalence and perinatal mortality associated with preterm births in a tertiary medical center in South East Nigeria by Iyoke CA, Lawani OL, Ezugwu EC, Ilechukwu G, Nkwo PO, Mba SG, Asinobi IN

“…Approximately 89% of preterm births involved singleton pregnancies. Sixty-eight percent of preterm births were moderate to late preterm. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities of Real-World Data: Statistical Analysis Plan for the Optimise:MS Multicenter Prospective Cohort Pharmacovigilance Study by Ed Waddingham, Aleisha Miller, Ruth Dobson, Paul M. Matthews

“…Additional analyses will examine rates and outcomes of pregnancies and explore interactions of these with treatment type and duration.ResultsTo date 14 hospitals have joined the study and over 2,000 participants have been recruited. …”
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A retrospective analysis of the trends in modern contraceptive use among adolescents and young women (15–24 years) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last two decades by Freddy R Kaniki, Olaniyi F Sanni, Kirota N Kyampof, Sebitereko R Lazare

“…Introduction: The increasing rate of unsafe abortion among adolescents and young women (AYW) in Sub-Saharan Africa may be attributed to a high rate of undesirable pregnancies and limited access to contraception services. …”
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Positive deviance for promoting dual-method contraceptive use among women in Uganda: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Akira Shibanuma, Junko Kiriya, Hodaka Kosugi, Stephen Mucunguzi, Conrad Muzoora

“…Its consistent use was more prevalent in the intervention group than in the control group at 2 months (AOR=14.53; 95% CI 3.63 to 58.13), and this intervention effect lasted throughout the follow-up period.Conclusions The positive deviance intervention increased dual-method contraceptive use among women, and could be effective at reducing the dual risk of unintended pregnancies and HIV infections. This study demonstrated that the intervention targeting only women can change behaviours of couples to practise dual-method contraception. …”
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Factors associated with modern family planning use among women living with HIV who attended care and treatment clinics in Jigjiga town, Eastern Ethiopia by Habtom Semereab Aradom, Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Girum Sebsibe Teshome, Negalign Getahun Dinegde, Takele Gezahegn Demie

“…Background: Family planning helps to reduce the number of high-risk births and prevent unplanned pregnancies and mother-to-child transmission of HIV. …”
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Unmet needs for contraception: A comparative study among Somali immigrant women in Oslo and their original population in Mogadishu, Somalia. by Abdi A Gele, Fathia K Musse, Samera Qureshi

“…Studies show that immigrant women in Europe, have higher rates of unintended pregnancies and abortion than native born women. Somali women, have the highest fertility rate in Norway which is much higher than the total fertility rate in Norway (4.0 vs. 1.7). …”
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REGIONAL FEATURES AGE OF MOTHER AND ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NEWBORN CHILDREN REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA by Анна Игоревна Балакчина, Николай Николаевич Каладзе, Наталья Владимировна Лагунова

“…The average number of pregnancies was 2.22 ± 1.32, childbirth – 1.76 ± 0.86. …”
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