LGBTQIA+ healthcare content in pre-registration nursing and midwifery curricula: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurses and midwives are expected to provide inclusive care for LGBTQIA+ populations. However, there is a paucity of knowledge on how well-prepared nursing and midwifery graduates are for this aspect of their role.

Aim: To explore LGBTQIA+ content in pre-registration nursing and midwifery curricula in Australia.

Shared decision-making in maternity care in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) in maternity care involves women actively in decisions, thereby reducing decisional conflicts and enhancing satisfaction with care.

Aim: To investigate SDM and the factors associated with it, and its correlation with respect in maternity care in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A comprehensive, nationwide online questionnaire-based study was conducted between January to May 2023, involving women aged 18 years and above who were either pregnant or had experienced pregnancy/childbirth in the past 12 months.

The prevalence and severity of vasomotor and sexual symptoms among refugee women in Australia.

Objective: This study aimed to document the prevalence and severity of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and sexual symptoms among refugee women in Melbourne, Australia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included refugee women, aged 18-63 years, recruited from community centers and social media between February and July 2023. The Menopause-specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire measured VMS and sexual symptoms.

Assessment of academic burnout and professional self-concept in undergraduate nursing students: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nursing turnover and shortage are an increasing phenomenon throughout the world; thus, it is critical to determine the factors that contribute to them. Nursing students' retention plans and turnover intentions are significantly influenced by academic burnout and professional self-concept. The COVID-19 pandemic could aggravate the study-associated stresses leading to burnout and jeopardize the nursing student's professional socialisation which is a key factor in their professional self-concept formation, it is important to investigate their relationship.

A systematic review and critical appraisal of menopause guidelines.

Objective And Rationale: To identify and appraise current national and international clinical menopause guidance documents, and to extract and compare the recommendations of the most robust examples.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Web of Science ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: Practice guidance documents for menopause published from 2015 until 20 July 2023.

Dysmenorrhea, Workability, and Absenteeism in Australian Women.

This study determined the prevalence of bothersome menstrual symptoms and their association with workability in naturally menstruating women not using hormonal contraception. A representative sample of community-dwelling Australian women aged 18-39 years selected from two large national electronic databases responded to a survey on general health. This study focuses on self-reported dysmenorrhea and menstrual bleeding and their association with workability and absenteeism in working women, assessed by the Workability Index.

Pregnant persons and birth partners' experiences of shared decision-making during pregnancy and childbirth: An umbrella review.

Objectives: This umbrella review aimed to summarize evidence on pregnant persons and/or their birth partners' experiences and expectations of SDM during pregnancy and childbirth.

Methods: We searched eight databases from 2011 to 2023. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods systematic reviews were included in this review.

Barriers to effective management of primary postpartum haemorrhage following in-hospital births in northwest Ethiopia: healthcare providers' views using a qualitative approach.

Background: Data showed that postpartum haemorrhage contributed to over 40% of in-hospital deaths of Ethiopian women. However, little is known about the barriers to effective management of primary postpartum haemorrhage. This study aims to explore the views and experiences of maternity healthcare professionals about the barriers to managing primary postpartum haemorrhage following in-hospital births in northwest Ethiopia using the 'Three Delays' model as a conceptual framework.

Factors that Promote a Positive Childbearing Experience: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: Experiences of pregnancy and birth are important and have long-term impacts on the well-being of women and their families. Perinatal services should aim for care that promotes a positive childbearing experience, as well as optimizing health outcomes for the woman and newborn. This study aimed to understand the health system factors that promote a positive childbearing experience.

South-Asian women's experiences of earlier additional, fetal monitoring to reduce stillbirth: An exploratory qualitative study.

Background: In an attempt to reduce the rates of stillbirth at term among South-Asian born women, Victoria's largest maternity service, Monash Health, implemented a new clinical guideline in 2017 that recommended additional earlier, twice weekly monitoring to assess fetal wellbeing from 39 weeks for South-Asian women. In acknowledging the importance of woman centred, culturally responsive care, this study aimed to understand South-Asian women's, experiences, of the additional earlier fetal monitoring.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured phone interviews six weeks postpartum, across June and July 2021, with South-Asian born women who underwent the earlier monitoring from 39 weeks.

Incidence, mortality, and factors associated with primary postpartum haemorrhage following in-hospital births in northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Of the 1010 reported maternal deaths in 2018, just over 65% occurred in hospitals in Ethiopia. However, there is a lack of standardised data about the contributing factors. This study aimed to investigate the incidence, mortality, and factors associated with primary postpartum haemorrhage following in-hospital births in northwest Ethiopia.

Predictors of Radial to Femoral Artery Access Crossover During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Background: Radial access for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with reduced mortality and bleeding, when compared to femoral access. However, radial access failure may be associated with an increased door-to-device (DTD) time.

Aims: To identify predictors of radial access failure requiring crossover to femoral artery access during primary PCI.

Factors Associated With Undergraduate Nursing Students' Academic and Clinical Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Background: There is conflicting and limited information regarding factors that influence undergraduate nursing students' academic and clinical performance prior to entry to practice.

Objective: To identify factors influencing the academic and clinical performance of undergraduate nursing students throughout the course.

Design: Mixed methods study utilizing a retrospective cohort and a qualitative study.

Exclusive breastfeeding continuation and associated factors among employed women in North Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) can prevent up to 13% of under-five mortality in developing countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa the rate of EBF at six months remains very low at 36%. Different types of factors such as maternal, family and work-related factors are responsible for the low rate of EBF among employed women.

Attitudes and experiences of employed women when combining exclusive breastfeeding and work: A qualitative study among office workers in Northern Ethiopia.

Evidence from different countries shows that the level of support given to mothers who return to paid employment can significantly determine the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). However, little is known about how returning to work impacts Ethiopian women's EBF practice. The aim of this study was to explore women's attitudes and experiences of EBF when they returned to work.

The prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in Australian and Iranian women at midlife.

Objective: This study was undertaken to examine whether the prevalence of low sexual desire, sexually related personal distress, and epidemiological hypoactive sexual desire disorder (eHSDD) differed between midlife Australian and Iranian married women.

Methods: Cross-sectional, community-based studies of women aged 40 to 65 years conducted in Australia (2013-2014, n = 2,020) and Iran (2016-2017, n = 1,520) included 60% and 89% married women, respectively. Participants completed the Female Sexual Function Index and the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised.

Work-Related Factors Affecting Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Employed Women in Ethiopia: Managers' Perspective Using a Qualitative Approach.

Background: Only 21% of employed mothers in Ethiopia breastfeed exclusively until six months. Evidence from other countries has shown that support from managers encourages mothers to continue breastfeeding. Whereas lack of physical resources, time for breastfeeding and supportive policies adversely impact the continuation of breastfeeding.

Enablers and barriers of exclusive breastfeeding among employed women in low and lower middle-income countries.

Objective: This systematic review and narrative synthesis aims to explore the specific facilitators and barriers of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among employed mothers in low and lower middle-income countries.

Methods: Primary quantitative and qualitative studies undertaken in low and lower middle-income countries published from 2003 to 2019 were included in the review. Two reviewers independently assessed each article for eligibility using standardized critical appraisal instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Depressive symptoms and associated factors among Iranian women at midlife: a community-based, cross-sectional study.

Objective: Little is known of depressive symptoms in Iranian women at midlife. This population-based study was undertaken to document the prevalence of, and factors associated with, depressive symptoms using validated questionnaires.

Methods: A total of 1,520 community-dwelling women, aged 40 to 64 years, residing in Sari, Northern Iran, were recruited, using multistage cluster sampling, to this cross-sectional study, between October 2016 and April 2017.

Effects of reviewing childbirth scenarios on choice of delivery type: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The incidence of cesarean section (CS) was estimated as about 48% between 2000 and 2012 in Iran. This study was conducted to assess the effects of reviewing written childbirth scenarios on the selection of delivery method.

Materials And Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in Shohada Women's Hospital in Behshahr, Mazandaran, Iran, from May to December 2015.

Using reproductive life plan-based information in a primary health care center increased Iranian women's knowledge of fertility, but not their future fertility plan: A randomized, controlled trial.

Objectives: Reproductive Life Plan (RLP)-based information in counseling has been reported in the USA and Sweden to increase women's knowledge of fertility and informed decision making about future fertility plans. This study examined if utilizing the RLP tool would have the same impact on Iranian women.

Design: A randomized, three-armed, controlled trial.

Related factors of violence against women with infertility: A systematic review study based on an ecological approach.

Background And Aim: Infertility as a global problem, affects the different aspects of women's health. Also, violence against infertile women affects their psychological wellbeing and treatment consequence. This study aimed at reviewing related factors to violence against infertile women, based on an ecological approach.

The impact of motivational interviewing on behavior stages of nulliparous pregnant women preparing for childbirth: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) on the stages of behavior change among nulliparous pregnant women who were preparing for childbirth.

Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 234 pregnant women were studied in two intervention groups (MI and lecture), and one control group at three stages. In weeks 16-19 of pregnancy, two counseling sessions were held for the MI group, and one lecturing session was held for the lecture group.

Bolus administration of intravenous lidocaine reduces pain after an elective caesarean section: Findings from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

We conducted a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess whether a bolus dose of lidocaine during the induction of general anaesthesia would reduce postoperative pain over 24 h. Level of satisfaction with pain control at 48 h after surgery and Apgar score were also examined. A total of 100 women aged 20-35 years, who were candidates for elective caesarean section (CS) were randomised to receive either 1.

Pharmacokinetics of a transdermal testosterone cream in healthy postmenopausal women.

Objective: The steady-state pharmacokinetics of two doses of a transdermal testosterone cream (TTC) was investigated after daily application for 21 days.

Methods: This was a two-way cross-over study conducted for 6 weeks. Seven healthy postmenopausal women (mean age, 59.