Quality and measurement properties of sexual health knowledge tools for adolescents: A rapid review.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of instruments designed for assessing sexual and reproductive health knowledge among adolescents.

Methods: Rapid review using the 2018 version of the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist.

Results: This review included fourteen studies from 1983-2022, identifying sixteen Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), mainly using Likert scales and self-administration.

Development and psychometric evaluation of the sexual and reproductive health needs of incarcerated women scale: a methodological study.

Background: This study aimed to develop and validate a comprehensive tool designed to assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of incarcerated women.

Methods: A methodological study was conducted from January to March 2023 in two female prisons in Tehran and Hamedan, Iran. The participant pool consisted of women who had been incarcerated for a minimum of 6 months and were aged between 15 and 49 years.

Promoting generalisation in qualitative nursing research using the multiple case narrative approach: a methodological overview.

Background: The ability to generalise research generated findings to different contexts is a significant, yet overlooked, feature in qualitative studies conducted in nursing, where evidence-based clinical practice is highly regarded. The multiple case narrative is a constructivist-narrative approach, claimed to not only have the potential for analytical and case-to-case generalisation but also sample-to-population generalisation.

Methods: This paper provides an overview of multiple case narrative by comparing it with similar methodologies, reviewing studies that have used this approach and critically evaluating its capacity for producing generalisable results.

Labouring women perspectives on mistreatment during childbirth: a qualitative study.

Background: Respectful care during labour and childbirth, which has recently received a great deal of attention around the world, is vital for providing high-quality maternity care. However, this area has been underexplored in developing countries including Iran.

Research Aim: This study aimed to assess postpartum women's views regarding disrespect and abuse during labour and childbirth in Iran.

The evolution of registration standards for internationally qualified midwives in Australia.

Background: Registration as an internationally qualified midwife in Australia can be challenging, as the individual must meet rigorous education and professional competency assessment standards.

Aim: The purpose of this discussion is to present an overview of the evolution of registration standards for internationally qualified midwives in Australia from 2000 to 2020 and evaluate their effectiveness in promoting internationally qualified midwives' professional integration.

Results: Australian registration policies for internationally qualified midwives have undergone significant change over the last 20 years.

Transition experiences of Middle Eastern midwives into Australian practice: A multiple case narrative study.

Aim: To explore transition experiences of Middle Eastern qualified midwives into practice in Australia.

Design: This was a qualitative study using multiple case narrative approach underpinned by structuration theory.

Methods: A total of 19 Middle Eastern qualified midwives from different states of Australia participated in this study.

Women's experience and perspectives toward genital cosmetic surgery in Erbil city/Iraq: a qualitative study.

Background: Nowadays, Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery is quite prevalent, resulting in a wide range of medical and cultural implications. The majority of women who undergo this operation suffer from anxiety, depression, and other emotional symptoms. The present study was carried out in order to explore women's perspective on and experience of genital cosmetic surgery given their special context and cultural aspects.

Transition experiences of internationally qualified health care professionals: A narrative scoping review.

Background: The migration of health care professionals exposes the individual to a variety of challenges as they adjust to the host country's workforce system. While there is a growing body of literature on the individual transition stage of internationally qualified health care professionals, little is known about the overall process and how each stage interacts with the others.

Aim: To examine what is known about factors impacting transition experiences of internationally qualified health care professionals at various stages from pre- to post-arrival in their new country.

Midwifery in Middle Eastern and North African countries: A scoping review.

Background: While midwives are positioned as critical providers for improving sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health outcomes in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, the standards of midwifery have not been explored systematically in this region.

Aim: The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of existing literature on midwifery practice, education, and regulation in MENA countries in the context of ICM standards.

Methods: A search was conducted inclusive of English and Persian written studies published between 2000 and 2019 in CINAHL plus; Ovid MEDLINE; PubMed; Scopus; and grey literature.

Correction to: Perspectives and pregnancy outcomes of maternal Ramadan fasting in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Following publication of the original article [1], the author notified us about the incorrect values on Table 4.

Perspectives and pregnancy outcomes of maternal Ramadan fasting in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Background: There are controversies over the effects of Ramadan fasting on pregnancy outcomes, and women's perspectives of fasting are diverse. This study aimed to assess the perspectives and pregnancy outcomes of maternal Ramadan fasting in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted at Hawler Maternity Teaching Hospital of Erbil, Iraq from October 2017 to January 2018.

The effect of mother and newborn early skin-to-skin contact on initiation of breastfeeding, newborn temperature and duration of third stage of labor.

Background: Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth brings about numerous protective effects; however, it is an intervention that is underutilized in Iraq where a globally considerable rate of maternal and child death has been reported. The present study was conducted in order to assess the effects of SCC on initiation of breastfeeding, newborn temperature, and duration of the third stage of labor.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 108 healthy women and their neonates (56 in the intervention group who received SSC and 52 in the routine care group) at Hawler maternity teaching hospital of Erbil, Iraq from February to May, 2017.

Knowledge, attitude, and experience of health professionals of female genital mutilation (FGM): A qualitative study in Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

We aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and experience of health professionals of female genital mutilation (FGM). The study involved content analysis of semistructured interviews with 21 health professionals. The participants had poor knowledge regarding different aspects of FGM including its types, prevalence, and complications as well as the existing legislation that prohibits FGM.