First-trimester medical abortion with mifepristone 200 mg and misoprostol: a systematic review

EG Raymond, C Shannon, MA Weaver, B Winikoff - Contraception, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The dose of mifepristone approved by most government agencies for
medical abortion is 600 mg. Our aim was to summarize extant data on the effectiveness and …

Extending outpatient medical abortion services through 70 days of gestational age

B Winikoff, IG Dzuba, E Chong… - Obstetrics & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the efficacy and acceptability of medical abortion at 64–70 days
from last menstrual period (LMP) and to compare it with the already proven 57–63 days from …

Use of medicines changing the face of abortion

B Winikoff, W Sheldon - … perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 2012 - JSTOR
Medication abortion (also commonly referred to as medi cal abortion) is arguably the most
important advance in reproductive health technology since the discovery of oral …

Women's experiences with the use of medical abortion in a legally restricted context: the case of Argentina

S Ramos, M Romero, L Aizenberg - Reproductive health matters, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study exploring the experiences of women
living in Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, Argentina, with the use of misoprostol for inducing …

Medical abortion: a path to safe, high-quality abortion care in Latin America and the Caribbean

IG Dzuba, B Winikoff, M Peña - The European Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background Abortion rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are nearly
triple those in Western Europe, due to less use of contraception and highly restrictive …

Acceptability of home use of mifepristone for medical abortion

Y Swica, E Chong, T Middleton, L Prine, M Gold… - Contraception, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Most medical abortion protocols require women to take mifepristone in the
doctor's office. We assessed the acceptability of home use of mifepristone among women …

[HTML][HTML] “I was afraid they will be judging me and even deny me the service”: experiences of denial and dissuasion during abortion care in Ethiopia

C Bercu, LE Jacobson, E Gebrehanna… - Frontiers in Global …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Disrespect and abuse is a component of poor quality of abortion care. This
analysis aimed to understand negative experiences of care from perspectives of abortion …

The changing body work of abortion: a qualitative study of the experiences of health professionals

C Purcell, S Cameron, J Lawton… - Sociology of health & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 'Body work'has emerged at the nexus of sociologies of work and bodies as a means
of conceptualising work focusing on the bodies of others. This article utilises this analytical …

Walking on a tightrope—Caring for ambivalent women considering abortions in the first trimester

M Kjelsvik, RJ Tveit Sekse, AL Moi… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To improve the understanding and competence of health personnel
when caring for ambivalent pregnant women, the aim of this study was to explore the …

Improving stigma and psychosocial outcomes among post-abortion Kenyan women attending private clinics: A randomized controlled trial of a person-centered mobile …

M Sudhinaraset, A Landrian, SY Cotter, G Golub… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate a person-centered abortion care
mobile-based intervention on perceived social stigma, social support, mental health and …