Abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

K Qaderi, R Khodavirdilou, M Kalhor, BM Behbahani… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Evidence suggests that COVID-19 may impair access to sexual and reproductive health
services and safe abortion. The purpose of this systematic review was investigating the …

Effectiveness, safety and acceptability of no‐test medical abortion (termination of pregnancy) provided via telemedicine: a national cohort study

ARA Aiken, PA Lohr, J Lord, N Ghosh… - BJOG: An International …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare outcomes before and after implementation of medical abortion
(termination of pregnancy) without ultrasound via telemedicine. Design Cohort analysis …

Outcomes and safety of history-based screening for medication abortion: a retrospective multicenter cohort study

UD Upadhyay, EG Raymond, LR Koenig… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Screening for medication abortion eligibility typically includes ultrasonography
or pelvic examination. To reduce physical contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, many …

Improving experience of medical abortion at home in a changing therapeutic, technological and regulatory landscape: a realist review

P Baraitser, C Free, WV Norman, M Lewandowska… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To inform UK service development to support medical abortion at home,
appropriate for person and context. Design Realist review Setting/participants Peer …

Acceptability of no-test medical abortion provided via telemedicine during Covid-19: analysis of patient-reported outcomes

CP Erlank, J Lord, K Church - BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 2021 - srh.bmj.com
Introduction The English government approved both stages of early medical abortion (EMA),
using mifepristone and misoprostol under 10 weeks' gestation, for at-home use on 30 March …

Gender inequality and health disparity amid COVID-19

Z Su, A Cheshmehzangi, D McDonnell, S Šegalo… - Nursing outlook, 2022 - Elsevier
Gender inequalities could lead to grave human and economic consequences, especially
amid global health crises of the coronavirus 2019′ s (COVID-19) scale. The COVID-19 …

Women's experiences of a telemedicine abortion service (up to 12 weeks) implemented during the coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic: a qualitative evaluation

N Boydell, JJ Reynolds‐Wright… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To explore the experiences of women in Scotland who accessed medical abortion
at home up to 12 weeks' gestation, delivered via a telemedicine abortion service …

Why women choose at-home abortion via teleconsultation in France: drivers of telemedicine abortion during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

H Atay, H Perivier, K Gemzell-Danielsson… - BMJ sexual & …, 2021 - srh.bmj.com
Objectives In an attempt to understand the demand and main drivers of telemedicine
abortion, we analysed the requests that Women on Web (WoW), an online telemedicine …

Clinical and service delivery implications of omitting ultrasound before medication abortion provided via direct-to-patient telemedicine and mail in the US

HA Anger, EG Raymond, M Grant, S Haskell, C Boraas… - Contraception, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare outcomes among patients who did or did not have pre-abortion
ultrasound or pelvic exam before obtaining medication abortion (MA) via direct-to-patient …

Telemedicine as an alternative way to access abortion in Italy and characteristics of requests during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Brandell, H Vanbenschoten, M Parachini… - BMJ sexual & …, 2022 - srh.bmj.com
Introduction Induced abortion is legal in Italy but with restrictions. The online abortion
provider Women on Web (WoW) serves as an alternative way to access abortion. The …