Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Health Professionals

Health professionals in Women's Reproductive Health are the clinicians, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, counsellors, and allied and community health workers who deliver preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic care across the reproductive life course, from menstruation and contraception through pregnancy, childbirth, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 43× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2381-862X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health professionals in Women's Reproductive Health are the clinicians, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, counsellors, and allied and community health workers who deliver preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic care across the reproductive life course, from menstruation and contraception through pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. Their effectiveness depends on knowledge and skills, service organisation and quality, ethical and culturally competent practice, and their own occupational well-being, since burnout, compassion fatigue, and stigma directly affect care quality. The studies gathered here examine this workforce from several angles: process evaluation of pharmaceutical transaction services, pharmacists' knowledge and computer skills for e-health, and the compassion fatigue, affiliate stigma, and compassion satisfaction experienced by mental-health service providers. Further work addresses caregivers' knowledge of patients' conditions, care for refugees and host caregivers, end-of-life care needs among long-term-care staff, data quality at health facilities, and the management of conditions such as premenstrual syndrome. Together they span workforce knowledge, service delivery, provider well-being, and the interface between professionals, patients, and families across diverse health systems. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to the practice, training, and welfare of professionals delivering reproductive and related health care.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 43 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Professionals, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Women's Reproductive Health (ISSN 2381-862X).

Journal editorial board
Paolo Ivo Cavoretto · Italy Loc Nguyen · Hong Kong Matteo Schimberni · Italy

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