Background The vulnerabilities of young women of low socio-economic status and those
with little or no formal education tend to dominate the discourse on unplanned pregnancy …

In 2005, Ethiopia liberalized its abortion law and subsequently authorized midwives to offer
abortion services. Using a 2013 survey of 188 midwives and 12 interviews with third‐year …

Background Although sexual and reproductive health services have become more available
in humanitarian settings over the last decade, safe abortion services are still rarely provided …

Introduction: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya has increased from 32 per 1000 women
of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women in 2012. This is one of the highest in Sub …

Responses to survey questions about abortion are affected by a wide range of factors,
including stigma, fear, and cultural norms. However, we know little about how interviewers …

Higher paternal age at offspring conception increases de novo genetic mutations. Based on
evolutionary genetic theory we predicted older fathers' children, all else equal, would be less …

A harm reduction and human rights approach, grounded in the principles of neutrality,
humanism, and pragmatism, supports women's access to information on the safer self-use of …

Abortion is legal in South Africa, but over half of abortions remain unsafe there. Evidence
suggests women who are (Black) African, of lower socioeconomic status, living with HIV, or …

STUDY QUESTION Does the exposure to job loss during pregnancy increase the risk of
miscarriage or stillbirth? SUMMARY ANSWER The experience of own or partner's job loss …

We examine progress towards the 1994 International Conference on Population and
Development (ICPD) commitment to provide universal access to sexual and reproductive …