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This Special Issue will explore research on innovations in women's health and the promotion of healthcare that aims to improve the quality of women's health. These papers will focus on different aspects of women's health, from preconceptual health through to childbearing and the effects of a healthy lifestyle on women and babies. An additional research topic is outside forces that influence women's health through the leadership and management of health services. This Special Issue is open to researchers publishing innovative work in the field of women's health promotion. This includes the following areas of women's healthcare:
Child-bearing teenage pregnancy, preconceptual healthy lifestyle, birth trauma, child and family health, nurses, family violence, leadership and women. We look forward to submissions to this Special Issue.

Dr. Linda Katherine Jones
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Returning to Work after Breast Cancer: A One-Year Mixed-Methods Study

by Nicola Magnavita, Igor Meraglia and Daniela Andreina Terribile

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(8), 1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081057 - 13 Aug 2024

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Breast cancer (BC) is the most common invasive neoplasm and affects many women of working age. The return to work (RTW) of female survivors (BCSs) is associated with a better quality of life and longer survival. A tailored intervention to promote RTW was launched in 2022. A year later, the women were contacted to find out if RTW had occurred regularly and what their health conditions were compared to the baseline. BCSs reported excessive fatigue, poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and reduced work ability; these parameters had not improved significantly compared to the baseline. Thematic analysis of the interviews confirmed the presence of personal, company, and societal factors that could hinder or favor RTW. The interviews demonstrated that, even in an economically developed country that has provided numerous benefits for BCSs, protection is not always effective. Personalized intervention seems necessary to complete the process of reintegrating BCSs into their future working careers. Full article

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Healthcare Provider-Based Contraceptive Coercion: Understanding U.S. Patient Experiences and Describing Implications for Measurement

by Laura E. T. Swan and Lindsay M. Cannon

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(6), 750; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060750 - 8 Jun 2024

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Despite growing concerns over coercion in contraceptive care, few studies have described its frequency and manifestations. Further, there is no established quantitative method of measuring this construct. We begin to fill this gap by detailing nuance in contraceptive coercion experiences and testing a novel measure: the Coercion in Contraceptive Care Checklist. In early 2023, we surveyed reproductive-aged people in the United States who were assigned female at birth about their contraceptive care. We describe the frequency of contraceptive coercion in our sample (N = 1197) and use open-ended descriptions to demonstrate nuances in these experiences. Finally, we debut our checklist and present psychometric testing results. Among people who had ever talked to a healthcare provider about contraception, over one in six participants (18.46%) reported experiencing coercion during their last contraceptive counseling, and over one in three (42.27%) reported it at some point in their lifetime. Being made to use or keep using birth control pills was the most common form of coercion reported by patients (14.62% lifetime frequency). Factor analysis supported the two-factor dimensionality of the Coercion in Contraceptive Care Checklist. Inter-item correlations were statistically significant (p < 0.001), providing evidence of reliability. The checklist was also related to measures of quality in family planning care (downward coercion: t[1194] = 7.54, p < 0.001; upward coercion: t[1194] = 14.76, p < 0.001) and discrimination in healthcare (downward coercion: t[1160] = −14.77, p < 0.001; upward coercion: t[1160] = −18.27, p < 0.001), providing evidence of construct validity. Findings provide critical information about the frequency and manifestations of contraceptive coercion. Psychometric tests reveal evidence of the Coercion in Contraceptive Care Checklist’s validity, reliability, and dimensionality while also suggesting avenues for future testing and refinement. Full article

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