Reproductive Health Decision-Making Among Women and Couples
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 1201
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite submissions for a Special Issue exploring reproductive health decision-making among women and couples. This Issue aims to highlight complex, deeply personal, and often socially and politically influenced processes that shape decisions related to contraception, pregnancy, fertility, and reproductive technologies. We especially welcome interdisciplinary research that considers the cultural, structural, medical, legal, and relational dimensions of reproductive choices across diverse populations and settings.
We also encourage work that examines how gender dynamics, access to care, religious and cultural beliefs, social norms, and health inequities impact reproductive decision-making. Submissions may include empirical research, theoretical contributions, policy analyses, or community-engaged scholarship. Both domestic and global perspectives are welcome.
Through this Issue, we seek to advance understanding of how women and couples navigate reproductive choices in a rapidly changing world—and to inform practice, policy, and education aimed at improving reproductive autonomy and equity.
Prof. Dr. Evelina Sterling
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- reproductive decision-making
- contraception
- fertility
- reproductive justice
- gender and health
- family planning
- reproductive autonomy
- assisted reproductive technologies
- health equity
- sociocultural influences
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