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Africa

• WHO African Region
  • Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health expenditures in the WHO African Region [2025]
  • Prototype competency-based curriculum for obstetrics and gynaecology [2025]
  • Continuity of essential sexual and reproductive health services during COVID-19 Pandemic in the WHO African region [2021]
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health

Africa, Eastern Mediterranean

• Reproductive Health
  • Research gaps and emerging priorities in sexual and reproductive health in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean regions [2018]

Albania

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in Albania [2020]

Americas

• Pan American Health Organization
  • Access to sexual and reproductive health services in the Region of the Americas [2024]
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health

Australia

• Australian Journal of Primary Health
  • Barriers to access reproductive and sexual health services among women with disabilities in Australia: a systematic review [2026]

• Sexual Health
  • Design and methods of the Third Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR3): a nationally representative sexual and reproductive health survey [2026]

Azerbaijan

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in Azerbaijan [2020]

Cabo Verde

• Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
  • The National Reproductive Health Programme in Cape Verde: scope, limits and challenges [2018]

Canada

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Recommendations for the routine screening pelvic examination [2016]

• Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
  • Recommendations on routine screening pelvic examination: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care adoption of the American College of Physicians guideline [2016]

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Opioid Use Throughout Women’s Lifespan: Fertility, Contraception, Chronic Pain, and Menopause [2023]
  • Cannabis Use Throughout Women’s Lifespans – Part 1: Fertility, Contraception, Menopause, and Pelvic Pain [2022]
  • Indications for Pelvic Examination [2019]
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Counselling by Health Care Professionals [2017]

China

• Journal of Global Health
  • Prevalence and disparities in sexual and reproductive health of women of reproductive age (20-49 years) in China: A national cross-sectional study [2024]

• Reproductive Health
  • Achieving SDG related sexual and reproductive health targets in China: what are appropriate indicators and how we interpret them? [2020]

Eritrea

• WHO African Region
  • Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Healthy Ageing Programmes in Eritrea 2022–2026 [2022]

Europe

• WHO European Region
  • Assessments of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in six countries in the WHO European Region: a synthesis of findings from the country reports [2020]

Ghana

• Health Economics Review
  • Socioeconomic determinants of use of reproductive health services in Ghana [2016]

• WHO African Region
  • Reproductive health financing in Ghana: results from the national health account study 2018–2022 [2025]

High-income countries

• BMJ Open
  • Implementing women's sexual and reproductive health interventions in prisons: a realist review [2026]

• Journal of Global Health
  • Effective coverage measurements and cascade for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in high-income countries: systematic review [2025]

• PLOS One
  • Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review [2024]

India

• BMC Public Health
  • Putting women at the center: a review of Indian policy to address person-centered care in maternal and newborn health, family planning and abortion [2017]

• World Bank
  • India : Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance [2014]

• World Health Organization
  • Public–Private Partnerships: Managing contracting arrangements to strengthen the Reproductive and Child Health Programme in India [2007]

International

• BioMed Research International
  • Scoping Review on the Impact of Outbreaks on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Proposed Frameworks for Pre-, Intra-, and Postoutbreak Situations [2021]

• BMC Health Services Research
  • How to assure access of essential RMNCH medicines by looking at policy and systems factors: an analysis of countdown to 2015 countries [2018]

• BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Programme Reporting Standards (PRS) for improving the reporting of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health programmes [2017]

• BMC Public Health
  • Access to preventive sexual and reproductive health care for women from refugee-like backgrounds: a systematic review [2022]

• BMC Women's Health
  • ‘Leaving no one behind’: a scoping review on the provision of sexual and reproductive health care to nomadic populations [2019]

• BMJ Global Health
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to and utilisation of services for sexual and reproductive health: a scoping review [2022]

• Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • E-learning for research capacity strengthening in sexual and reproductive health: the experience of the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research and the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization [2016]

• International Planned Parenthood Federation
  • IMAP statement on sexual and reproductive health in Humanitarian settings [2018]

• Midwifery
  • Access of migrant women to sexual and reproductive health services: A systematic review [2024]

• npj Women's Health
  • The use of artificial intelligence in sexual and reproductive health: a comprehensive scoping review [2025]

• PLOS One
  • Measuring universal health coverage in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health: An update of the composite coverage index [2020]
  • A Systematic Review of Reporting Tools Applicable to Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes: Step 1 in Developing Programme Reporting Standards [2015]

• Reproductive Health
  • Rising global burden of common gynecological diseases in women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [2025]

• United Nations Population Fund
  • Sexual & reproductive health

Japan

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
  • Guideline for gynecological practice in Japan: Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2023 edition [2024]

Kazakhstan

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in Kazakhstan [2020]

Kyrgyzstan

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in Kyrgyzstan [2020]

Latin America and the Caribbean

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Artificial intelligence for sexual, reproductive and maternal health in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review [2026]

Low and middle income countries

• BMJ Global Health
  • A long way to go: a systematic review to assess the utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises [2018]

• BMJ Open
  • Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys [2026]
  • Economic evaluations of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review [2025]

• Journal of Global Health
  • Interventions to maintain essential services for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries [2024]

• PLOS One
  • Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review [2025]

Malawi

• Social Science & Medicine
  • Faith-based provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare in Malawi [2021]

Mexico

• PLOS One
  • Financing Maternal Health and Family Planning: Are We on the Right Track? Evidence from the Reproductive Health Subaccounts in Mexico, 2003–2012 [2016]

Moldova

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in the Republic of Moldova [2020]

Pakistan

• Frontiers in Public Health
  • Internal migration and utilization of reproductive and maternity care among women in Pakistan: evidence from a recent National Survey [2023]

• Health Research Policy and Systems
  • Credit where credit is due: Pakistan’s role in reducing the global burden of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) [2015]

Romania

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in Romania [2020]

Sierra Leone

• WHO African Region
  • Sierra Leone National Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy [2017]

Sub-Saharan Africa

• BMC Health Services Research
  • Barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising sexual and reproductive health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

• Malawi Medical Journal
  • Provision of sexual and reproductive health services to internally displaced women and refugees in Africa: a systematic review [2024]

• PLOS One
  • Barriers facing persons with disability in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review [2020]

Tajikistan

• WHO European Region
  • Assessment of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the context of universal health coverage in Tajikistan [2021]

Thailand

• Reproductive Health
  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on family planning and sexual transmitted infection services in Thailand: results from WHO survey [2025]

Uganda

• WHO African Region
  • Reproductive health financing in Uganda: results from the national health account study, 2019–2021 [2025]

United Kingdom

• Public Health England
  • Sexual and reproductive health: return on investment tool
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology: exposure prone procedure categories
  • Health matters: reproductive health and pregnancy planning
  • Audit and commissioning sexual health services

• UK Health Security Agency
  • Sexual and reproductive health in England: local and national data

United States

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Telehealth for Women’s Preventive Services [2022]
  • Screening for Gynecologic Conditions With Pelvic Examination [2017]

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Preparing for Disasters: Addressing Critical Obstetric and Gynecologic Needs of Patients: ACOG Committee Statement No. 15 [2025]
  • Effective Patient-Physician Communication [2025]
  • Access to Obstetric and Gynecologic Care for Patients With Disabilities [2025]
  • Assessing and Adopting New Medical Devices for Obstetric and Gynecologic Care [2020]
  • Well-Woman Visit [2018]
  • The Utility of and Indications for Routine Pelvic Examination [2018]
  • Definition of "Procedures" Related to Obstetrics and Gynecology [2018]
  • Improving Awareness of and Screening for Health Risks Among Sex Workers [2017]
  • The Use and Development of Checklists in Obstetrics and Gynecology [2016]
  • The Obstetric and Gynecologic Hospitalist [2016]
  • Preparing for Clinical Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology [2014]

• American College of Physicians
  • Screening Pelvic Examinations in Asymptomatic, Average-Risk Adult Women: An Evidence Report for a Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians [2014]
  • Screening Pelvic Examination in Adult Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of PhysiciansScreening Pelvic Examination in Adult Women [2014]

• Endocrine Society
  • Challenges to the Measurement of Estradiol: An Endocrine Society Position Statement [2013]

• Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
  • Publicly-Funded Services Providing Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Healthcare to Immigrant Women in the United States: A Systematic Review [2022]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): annual report 2025 [2026]
  • Report of the tenth meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 12–14 Nov 2024 [2025]
  • Report of the 11th Meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 10–12 June 2025 [2025]
  • Measuring and monitoring quality of care to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services [2025]
  • Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: report on the 2023 policy survey [2024]
  • Report of the ninth meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 12–14 May 2024 [2024]
  • Report of the eighth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 14-16 November 2023 [2024]
  • Maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and ageing and quality of care indicator metadata toolkit [2024]
  • Guide for conducting national and subnational programme reviews for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health [2024]
  • Facilitators’ guide for conducting national and subnational programme reviews for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health [2024]
  • Analysis and use of health facility data: guidance for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health programme managers [2023]
  • Critical considerations and actions for achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health in the context of universal health coverage through a primary health care approach [2022]
  • Universal health coverage for sexual and reproductive health [2020]
  • Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: policy survey, 2018-2019: summary report [2020]
  • Programme reporting standards for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health [2017]
  • An evidence map of social, behavioural and community engagement interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health [2017]
  • Interagency list of medical devices for essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health [2016]
  • A practical guide for engaging with mobile operators in mHealth for RMNCH [2015]
  • Multipurpose Prevention Technologies: Maximising Positive Synergies [2014]
  • Conducting and evaluating national civil society advocacy for reproductive, maternal and child health [2014]
  • A policy guide for implementing essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH): a multisectoral policy compendium for RMNCH [2014]
  • Social science methods for research on sexual and reproductive health [2012]
  • Essential Interventions, Commodities and Guidelines for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health [2012]
  • Nursing and midwifery capacity to contribute to health system strengthening and the achievement of MDGs: report of the 13th meeting, Geneva, 18-19 March 2010 [2011]
  • Social determinants of sexual and reproductive health: informing future research and programme implementation [2010]
  • Packages of interventions for family planning, safe abortion care, maternal, newborn and child health [2010]
  • Promoting sexual and reproductive health for persons with disabilities: WHO/UNFPA guidance note [2009]
  • Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health : a global review of the literature [2009]
  • National-level monitoring of the achievement of universal access to reproductive health : conceptual and practical considerations and related indicators, report of a WHO/UNFPA technical consultation [2008]
  • Technical consultation on reproductive health indicators [2007]
  • Introducing WHO’s sexual and reproductive health guidelines and tools into national programmes [2007]
  • Reproductive health indicators - Guidelines for their generation, interpretation and analysis for global monitoring [2006]
  • Accelerating progress towards the attainment of international reproductive health goals - A framework for implementing the WHO Global Reproductive Health Strategy [2006]
  • Measuring access to reproductive health services : Report of a WHO/UNFPA technical consultation [2005]
  • Programme reporting standards for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  • Eastern Mediterranean Region: Planning for rapid dissemination and implementation of the WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions to strengthen sexual and reproductive health [2020]
  • Training manual on reproductive health counselling: facilitators' guide [2015]
  • Framework for monitoring and evaluation of reproductive health programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [2010]

WHO South-East Asia Region

• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • Regional Strategic Framework for accelerating universal access to sexual and reproductive health in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2026–2030 [2026]
  • Progressing towards SDG Targets. Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) SEAR 2020 [2021]
  • Managing programmes on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health [2021]
  • Regional Strategic Framework for accelerating universal access to sexual and reproductive health in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2020–2024 [2020]
  • Maternal health

WHO Western Pacific Region

• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • Global reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policy survey: report for the Western Pacific Region 2020 [2022]

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  • Urogynecology, urinary and fecal incontinence
  • Trophoblastic neoplasms, gestational trophoblastic disease
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Prenatal screening and diagnosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Osteoporosis
  • Neonatology
  • Menstruation disturbances, female gonadal disorders
  • Menopause
  • Maternal and neonatal infections
  • Labor, delivery, postpartum
  • Infertility, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy
  • Hirsutism, acne, alopecia, adrenal gland diseases
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Gynecology
  • Genital infections, sexually transmitted diseases
  • Female genital neoplasms
  • Female genital mutilation
  • Family planning
  • Ethics, jurisprudence
  • Breastfeeding
  • Breast diseases
  • Adolescence