Context: Since the late 1970s, the number of obstetrics and gynecology residency programs
providing abortion training in the United States has steadily decreased. Given the …

The majority (72 percent) of US residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology include
first-trimester abortion techniques in their training. Programs affiliated with public hospitals or …

OBJECTIVE: To identify characteristics of programs which provide training in abortion, to
calculate the number of procedures done during training, and to compare the availability of …

According to a 1991-1992 survey of program directors of obstetrics and gynecology
residency programs in the United States, the overall percentage of programs providing any …

NEARLY HALF OF ALL PREGNANCIES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE unintended and
approximately half of those are electively terminated. 1 In 2000, approximately 1.31 million …

Background Nearly 15 years ago, 51% of US obstetrics and gynecology residency training
program directors reported that abortion training was routine, 39% reported training was …

Objective: We investigated the correlation of residency abortion training and other variables
with abortion provision. Study Design: We surveyed obstetrician-gynecologists who …

Methods This study was approved by the University of California, San Francisco Committee
on Human Research and conducted between August 2004 and June 2005. All 16 residency …

Background Despite a relatively fixed demand for services, access to abortion services has
become increasingly limited, in part due to fewer training opportunities for OB-GYN …

Background Only 64% of obstetrics and gynecology program directors report routine,
scheduled training in abortion, despite the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical …