Martha Paynter, University of New Brunswick

Research

Access To Care Abortion Decision Making Health Equity Health Service Providers Health Systems Sexual Health Services Abortion Services

Latest papers

Sexual and reproductive health experiences and outcomes of incarcerated women and gender-diverse people in Australia: a scoping review.
BMJ sexual & reproductive health · 2026 · senior author
Gender-affirming healthcare for incarcerated transgender and gender diverse people: An international scoping review.
International journal of transgender health · 2026 · senior author
Mystery Client Methodologies to Evaluate Abortion Care and Access: A Scoping Review.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · first author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

What do Canadians want from abortion care? A mixed-methods study to identify priorities
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$478,126
Charter on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of People in Prisons in Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$148,870
Ten Years of Changes to Maritime Abortion Incidence and Access: A Multiple Methods Study
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$344,250

All 6 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

Sexual and reproductive health experiences and outcomes of incarcerated women and gender-diverse people in Australia: a scoping review.

Heggie C, Noonan AC, Fuller C, McKibbon S, Paynter M

BMJ sexual & reproductive health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2025-202903 PMID: 41057167

02

Gender-affirming healthcare for incarcerated transgender and gender diverse people: An international scoping review.

Fuller C, Tong L, Paynter M

International journal of transgender health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2024.2443753 PMID: 41625001

03

Mystery Client Methodologies to Evaluate Abortion Care and Access: A Scoping Review.

Paynter M, McLeod A, Heggie C, Goudreau A

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14132017 PMID: 42451027

04

Estimating the number and percentage of children who experience parental incarceration in Canada using whole population administrative and vital statistics data

Kouyoumdjian FG, Paynter M, Knudsen EM, Croxford R, Bondy SJ, Jennings L, Russell N, Semeniuk R, Bentley-Wang C, Butler A

PLoS ONE20261 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344941

05

A cross-sectional survey of reproductive, gynecological, and breast health histories and status among people in a provincial prison for women in British Columbia

Heggie C, Paynter M, McLeod A, Liauw J, Edwards R, Kouyoumdjian F

PLoS ONE2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339669

06

The experiences of family planning health professionals providing care to incarcerated patients: a qualitative study.

Paynter M, Heggie C, McLeod A, Norman WV

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-07913-5 PMID: 40813962

07

A qualitative study of abortion professionals' perspectives on doula support.

Paynter M, McLeod A, Heggie C, Norman WV

PloS one2025First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336290 PMID: 41329682

08

Canada leads international movement to enhance accessible, safe abortion services.

Paynter M, Norman WV

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2025First author

DOI: 10.46747/cfp.711112693 PMID: 41285623

09

[Not Available].

Paynter M, Norman WV

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2025First author

DOI: 10.46747/cfp.711112e258 PMID: 41285622

10

Redefining Abortion Access in Canada - New Brunswick as a Case Study.

Paynter M, Norman WV

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251349655 PMID: 40462639

What do Canadians want from abortion care? A mixed-methods study to identify priorities

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Paynter, Martha J; Munro, Sarah B; Trenaman, Michael L

Keywords: Abortion; Access To Care; Decision Making; Health Equity; Health Service Providers; Health Systems; Sexual Health Services

$478,126

Charter on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of People in Prisons in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Paynter, Martha J; Kish, Nicole Y

Keywords: Human Rights; Prison; Reproductive Health

$148,870

Ten Years of Changes to Maritime Abortion Incidence and Access: A Multiple Methods Study

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Paynter, Martha J; Austin, Nichole; Schummers, Laura

Keywords: Abortion Services; Access To Care

$344,250

Planning research priorities to improve access to abortion care at all gestational durations for people in New Brunswick

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Paynter, Martha J

Keywords: Abortion Access; Health Services; Integrated Knowledge Translation

$9,893

Our health counts: population-based measures of urban Indigenous health determinants, health status, and health care access across two cities in New Brunswick

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hickey, Jason; Forbes, Neil M; McDonald, James T; McKinney, Patsy; Paynter, Martha J; Ross, Todd; Rotondi, Michael A; Rowett, Jenny

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Indigenous Data Governance; Population Health; Respondent Driven Sampling; Urban Indigenous Health

$1,866,600

Developing partnerships to investigate and address the processes and outcomes criminalization and incarceration in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kish, Nyki

Keywords: Critical prison studies; community-engaged research; Participatory Action Research; criminalization; incarceration; oppression and marginalization; public policy; legislative change; lived experienced; mixed methods; arts-based; Knowledge Mobilization

$133,936

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Criminology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nursing
School of Nursing
Family Studies and Gerontology
Medical Anthropology
Other

Co-authors at University of New Brunswick, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Fiona Kouyoumdjian

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Amanda Butler

Criminology

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Ruth Martin-Misener

Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Ruth Martin-Misener

School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Jessica Liauw

Obstetrics and Gynecology

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Jennifer Leason

Medical Anthropology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Sarah Munro

Family Practice

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Tenzin Butsang

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Family Studies and Gerontology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Access To Care Dear Professor Paynter, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Sexual and reproductive health experiences and outcomes of incarcerated women and gender-diverse people in Australia: a scoping review." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "What do Canadians want from abortion care? A mixed-methods study to identify priorities" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]