ArticleBMC public health2023
Re-defining reproductive coercion using a socio-ecological lens: a scoping review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Factors Associated with Reproductive Coercion and Abuse in the United States.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- How do ethnic minority women navigate family planning amid symbolic violence? A qualitative study among Kinh and Mong communities in the highlands of Vietnam.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Development of a comprehensive measure of reproductive coercion and abuse for global use: a Delphi study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Understanding intimate partner reproductive coercion: A qualitative assessment responding to methodologic demands of health equity research.Contraception · 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
- Healthcare provider perspectives on their role in perpetrating and perpetuating reproductive coercion: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- 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
- Reproductive Autonomy in Fertility Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.Studies in family planning · 2025Article
- Typology, Risk, and Protective Factors of Reproductive Coercion: A Narrative Literature Review of Studies from the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Reproductive coercion and abuse in intimate relationships: Women's perceptions of perpetrator motivations.PloS one · 2024Article
- Factors associated with unintended pregnancy and contraceptive practices in justice-involved adolescent girls in Australia.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundReproductive coercion is a significant public health issue in Australia which has mainly been conceptualised as a form of violence at the interpersonal level. This limited scope ignores the role of the gendered drivers of violence and fails to encompass a socio-ecological lens which is necessary to consider the multiple interacting layers that create the context in which reproductive coercion occurs. The aim of the scoping review was to explore how the reproductive coercion is defined by international research. Specifically, how is reproductive coercion defined at the social-cultural-systems-structural levels, and are the definitions of reproductive coercion inclusive of the conditions and contexts in which reproductive coercion occurs?
methodsA scoping review was undertaken to explore existing definitions of reproductive coercion. Searches were conducted on Embase, Cochrane Library, Informit Health Collection, and the EBSCOHost platform. Google was also searched for relevant grey literature. Articles were included if they were: theoretical research, reviews, empirical primary research, grey literature or books; published between January 2018 and May 2022; written in English; and focused on females aged 18-50 years. Data from eligible articles were deductively extracted and inductively thematically analysed to identify themes describing how reproductive coercion is defined.
resultsA total of 24 articles were included in the scoping review. Most research defined reproductive coercion at the interpersonal level with only eight articles partially considering and four articles fully considering the socio-cultural-systems-structural level. Thematic analysis identified four main themes in reproductive coercion definitions: Individual external exertion of control over a woman's reproductive autonomy; Systems and structures; Social and cultural determinants; and Freedom from external forces to achieve reproductive autonomy.
conclusionsWe argue for and propose a more inclusive definition of reproductive coercion that considers the gendered nature of reproductive coercion, and is linked to power, oppression and inequality, which is and can be perpetrated and/or facilitated at the interpersonal, community, organisational, institutional, systems, and societal levels as well as by the state.
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