Frontiers in Reproductive Health has organized a series of Research Topics to tackle ongoing equity issues in the field of Reproductive Health. Reproductive health affects everyone and yet we see massive disparities in engagement, outcomes and access to care. With this series, we aim to provide a platform for some of the most important inequity issues across the reproductive health field, including gender, ethnicity and social determinants, but we also aim to highlight field-specific challenges and research in each of our specialties. We welcome quantitative and qualitative research as part of this Topic, alongside perspective pieces and case studies.
In Reproductive Epidemiology we highlight, but are not limited to, the below challenges:
● Drivers of disparities (e.g., racism, sexism, gender identity, other social barriers, stress, economic barriers, environmental exposures, geography (e.g. medical deserts), low-middle income countries (LMIC) vs. high-income countries, etc.)
● Disparity’s impact on
o Gynecological health
o Obstetric health
o Postpartum health
o Breastfeeding
o Perimenopause and/or menopausal transition
o Postmenopausal health
o Men’s reproductive health
o LGBTQ reproductive health
o Life course multisystemic impact of gynecologic, obstetric, and/or reproductive health outcomes
● Effects of disparity manifestations (e.g., racism, sexism, food insecurity, stress, etc.)
● Behavioral factors driven by or modifying disparities (nutrition, obesity, physical activity, alcohol consumption, addiction, environmental toxin exposure, isolation, etc.)
● Mitigation of disparities (e.g., interventions, public health policy affecting better futures, etc.)
Frontiers in Reproductive Health has organized a series of Research Topics to tackle ongoing equity issues in the field of Reproductive Health. Reproductive health affects everyone and yet we see massive disparities in engagement, outcomes and access to care. With this series, we aim to provide a platform for some of the most important inequity issues across the reproductive health field, including gender, ethnicity and social determinants, but we also aim to highlight field-specific challenges and research in each of our specialties. We welcome quantitative and qualitative research as part of this Topic, alongside perspective pieces and case studies.
In Reproductive Epidemiology we highlight, but are not limited to, the below challenges:
● Drivers of disparities (e.g., racism, sexism, gender identity, other social barriers, stress, economic barriers, environmental exposures, geography (e.g. medical deserts), low-middle income countries (LMIC) vs. high-income countries, etc.)
● Disparity’s impact on
o Gynecological health
o Obstetric health
o Postpartum health
o Breastfeeding
o Perimenopause and/or menopausal transition
o Postmenopausal health
o Men’s reproductive health
o LGBTQ reproductive health
o Life course multisystemic impact of gynecologic, obstetric, and/or reproductive health outcomes
● Effects of disparity manifestations (e.g., racism, sexism, food insecurity, stress, etc.)
● Behavioral factors driven by or modifying disparities (nutrition, obesity, physical activity, alcohol consumption, addiction, environmental toxin exposure, isolation, etc.)
● Mitigation of disparities (e.g., interventions, public health policy affecting better futures, etc.)