ArticleReproductive health2021
A conceptual re-evaluation of reproductive coercion: centring intent, fear and control.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Factors Associated with Reproductive Coercion and Abuse in the United States.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- Indicators for Reproductive Violence: A Systematized Review to Develop a Multilevel Measurement Framework.Studies in family planning · 2025Pooled it
- The influence of rurality on women's decision making and pregnancy choices following an unintended pregnancy: A systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Effects of a clinic-based reproductive empowerment intervention on proximal outcomes of contraceptive use, self-efficacy, attitudes, and awareness and use of survivor services: a cluster-controlled trial in Nairobi, Kenya.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Trial
- Reproductive coercion, gender role attitudes and fertility desire among married women in Türkiye: a descriptive and explanatory study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "I would like to know what happened to me": coerced and involuntary sterilisation of women seeking asylum in the USA.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Denial of access to sexual and reproductive health services in Europe: an analysis of cases from the European court of human rights (1976-2023).Reproductive health · 2026Article
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- Understanding intimate partner reproductive coercion: A qualitative assessment responding to methodologic demands of health equity research.Contraception · 2025Article
- Development of a comprehensive measure of reproductive coercion and abuse for global use: a Delphi study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Strategies to address reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence in Nairobi family planning services: qualitative client and provider perspectives.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Is 6 Weeks Postpartum Too Late for Contraceptive Counseling in the U.S.? A Look into the Timing of Postpartum Intercourse.Journal of sex research · 2025Article
- Interpersonal, community, and societal dimensions of reproductive coercion: a sequential multimethod study of victim-survivors.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Women and health workers' conceptualisations of reproductive coercion and abuse: a comparative synthesis from Brazil, Nepal, Palestine, and Sri Lanka.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- The Role of Reproductive Injustice in the Access of Motherhood for Women With Intellectual Disabilities: A Narrative Literature Review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Review
- Women's reproductive mental health: currently available evidence and future directions for research, clinical practice and health policy.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Investigating the Impact of Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence on Psychological and Sexual Wellbeing.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- Pathways between intimate partner violence and HIV care and treatment during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study in southwestern Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Experience of Contraceptive Denial, Perceived Ease of Future Access to Contraception, and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Polish Women.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- The Importance of Grey and Qualitative Literature in Developing Domestic Violence and Abuse and Child Maltreatment Core Outcome Sets: A Brief Report.Journal of family violence · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundReproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is a hidden form of violence against women. It includes behaviours intended to control or dictate a woman's reproductive autonomy, for the purpose of either preventing or promoting pregnancy. MAIN TEXT: In this commentary, we argue that there is a lack of conceptual clarity around RCA that is a barrier to developing a robust evidence base. Furthermore, we suggest that there is a poor understanding of the way that RCA intersects with other types of violence (intimate partner violence; sexual violence) and-as a result-inconsistent definition and measurement in research and healthcare practice. To address this, we propose a new way of understanding RCA that centres perpetrator intent and the presence of fear and/or control. Recommendations for future research are also discussed.
conclusionWe suggest that IPV and SV are the mechanisms through which RCA is perpetrated. In other words, RCA cannot exist without some other form of co-occurring violence in a relationship. This has important implications for research, policy and healthcare practice including for screening and identification of women in reproductive healthcare settings.
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