Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence on Access to and Use of Reproductive Healthcare and Services
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genomics and society; repnroductive decision-making; access to healthcare; intimate partner violence; gender politics; Mexico
Interests: reproductive health; reproductive healthcare; intimate partner violence; prenatal diagnosis; biomedical technologies and social interaction; bioethics
Interests: health services for vulnerable populations; implementation of evidence based and evidence informed practices; women’s health; intimate partner violence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The wide-ranging, negative consequences of intimate partner violence (IVP) are increasingly understood. IVP is a global phenomenon that transcends sociodemographic indicators such as race, ethnicity, education, and social class. However, only a small amount of research has examined the effects of IVP on access to and use of reproductive healthcare and services.
In this Special Issue, we consider the consequences of IVP on the use of reproductive health services. Treatments for infertility (including reproductive technologies such as IVF and practices such as surrogacy) as well as access to contraception, abortion, prenatal care, postnatal care, and childcare are the most significant areas of focus.
Around the world, barriers to reproductive healthcare and services have intensified due to restrictive state and local laws and policies, budget cuts, and higher costs. Papers in this Special Issue will highlight the under-examined barriers created by IVP in its diverse physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral manifestations.
Prof. Dr. Carole H. Browner
Prof. Dr. Azumi Tsuge
Prof. Dr. Alison B. Hamilton
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reproductive health
- reproductive healthcare
- intimate partner violence
- gender politics
- families
- governmentality
- reproductive rights
- culture of motherhood
