The reproductive health fall-out of a global pandemic

Violence against women during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An integrative review

“…The link between violence against women and sexual and reproductive rights is another topic discussed by several authors, whose works reinforce the understanding of violence against women as a violation of human rights. Moreover, these studies highlight the need to maintain services that guarantee women's right to sexual and reproductive health care during the pandemic 30,33,34 …”

“…The vulnerability of those who were already experiencing situations of violence before the pandemic has increased. Based on the articles analyzed, it is possible to assert that the pandemic has revealed several situations of rights violations in the life stories of women veterans, 28 migrants, 25 pregnant women, 19,33 puerperal women, 33 and adolescents and young people 7,18,30,31,40 . The pandemic and the measures taken to combat it did not create all observed inequality gaps in the societies 14,23,29,41 .…”

How Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Our Sexualities? An Overview of the Current Media Narratives and Research Hypotheses

“…Looking at the sexuality-related COVID-19 effects from the perspective of sexual healthcare provision, the following four aspects are particularly relevant, as mentioned in some of experts’ comments (e.g., Hall et al, 2020 ; Joseph Davey et al, 2020 ; Mestre-Bach et al, 2020 ; National LGBT Cancer Network, 2020 ; Rasmussen et al, 2020 ; Riley et al, 2020 ; Thorne et al, 2020 ; UNAIDS, 2020 ; Whitman-Walker Health et al, 2020 ). They are not very visible in media reporting, though.…”

International women’s day: fighting for the right to health care while facing COVID-19

“…As the pandemic grew, people stayed home and many "nonessential" consultations were canceled and human and financial resources were harnessed to fight covid19 infection. Thus, many reproductive-age women were left without access to safe contraception and prenatal care (Thorne et al 2020). This may result in an increased rate of unplanned pregnancies, maternal and infant mortality as access to contraception and family planning are reduced.…”