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Susheela Singh is affiliated with the Guttmacher Institute in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on topics related to global maternal and child health and reproductive health. Their research encompasses various subfields including pediatrics, perinatology, public health, environmental and occupational health, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive medicine, and aspects of sociology and political science.

The scientist's work has been published in multiple academic venues, with notable contributions found in:

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • The Lancet
  • Contraception
  • BMJ Global Health
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Susheela Singh include:

  • "Impacts of COVID-19 on contraceptive and abortion services in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review," 2022, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
  • "Global Developments in Laws on Induced Abortion: 2008-2019," 2020, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • "Estimating the Incidence of Induced Abortion in Java, Indonesia, 2018," 2020, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • "Abortion service provision in South Asia: A comparative study of four countries," 2020, Contraception
  • "Incidence of treatment for postabortion complications in India, 2015," 2020, BMJ Global Health

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Gilda Sedgh, Zeba A. Sathar, Chander Shekhar, Melissa Stillman, and Jochen Wittenberg.

Susheela Singh's research addresses key topics, including:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Human Rights and Development
  • International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

This body of work demonstrates an emphasis on public health challenges, reproductive rights, and demographic factors affecting health outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income contexts.

Best Publications

  • Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic

    David A Grimes;Janie Benson;Susheela Singh;Mariana Romero

  • Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective.

    Kaye Wellings;Martine Collumbien;Emma Slaymaker;Susheela Singh

  • Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: report of the Guttmacher–Lancet Commission

    Ann M Starrs;Alex C Ezeh;Gary Barker;Alaka Basu

  • Intended and unintended pregnancies worldwide in 2012 and recent trends.

    Gilda Sedgh;Susheela Singh;Rubina Hussain

  • Induced Abortion: Incidence and Trends Worldwide From 1995 to 2008

    G. Sedgh;S. Singh;I.H. Shah;E. Ahman

  • Adolescent pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates across countries: levels and recent trends.

    Gilda Sedgh;Lawrence B. Finer;Akinrinola Bankole;Michelle A. Eilers

  • Unintended Pregnancy: Worldwide Levels, Trends, and Outcomes

    Susheela Singh;Gilda Sedgh;Rubina Hussain

  • Induced Abortion: Estimated Rates and Trends Worldwide

    G. Sedgh;S. Henshaw;S. Singh;E. Ahman

  • Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends.

    Gilda Sedgh;Jonathan Bearak;Susheela Singh;Akinrinola Bankole

  • Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model

    Bela Ganatra;Caitlin Gerdts;Clémentine Rossier;Clémentine Rossier;Brooke Ronald Johnson

  • Explaining recent declines in adolescent pregnancy in the United States: the contribution of abstinence and improved contraceptive use.

    John S. Santelli;Laura Duberstein Lindberg;Lawrence B. Finer;Susheela Singh

  • Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

    Kathryn Kost;Susheela Singh;Barbara Vaughan;James Trussell;James Trussell

  • Factors associated with contraceptive use and nonuse, United States, 2004.

    Jennifer J. Frost;Susheela Singh;Lawrence B. Finer

  • Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress

    Susheela Singh;Deirdre Wulf;Rubina Hussain;Akinrinola Bankole

  • Couples fertility and contraceptive decision-making in developing countries: hearing the mans voice.

    Akinrinola Bankole;Susheela Singh

  • Hospital admissions resulting from unsafe abortion: estimates from 13 developing countries

    Susheela Singh

  • The incidence of abortion worldwide.

    Stanley K. Henshaw;Susheela Singh;Taylor Haas

  • Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing In Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health

    Susheela Singh;Jacqueline E. Darroch;Lori S. Ashford;Michael Vlassoff

  • Abortion Worldwide 2017: Uneven Progress and Unequal Access

    Susheela Singh;Lisa Remez;Gilda Sedgh;Lorraine Kwok

  • Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives

    Lawrence B. Finer;Lori F. Frohwirth;Lindsay A. Dauphinee;Susheela Singh

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann E. Biddlecom
Ann E. Biddlecom Guttmacher Institute
James Trussell
James Trussell Princeton University
Laura Duberstein Lindberg
Laura Duberstein Lindberg Guttmacher Institute
Alex Ezeh
Alex Ezeh Drexel University
Kaye Wellings
Kaye Wellings London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cynthia B. Lloyd
Cynthia B. Lloyd Population Council
Marleen Temmerman
Marleen Temmerman Aga Khan University
Peter Byass
Peter Byass Umeå University
John B. Casterline
John B. Casterline The Ohio State University
Robert W. Blum
Robert W. Blum Johns Hopkins University

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