Family planning programs are guided by the principle of informed choice as well as the goal
of providing a broad choice of contraceptive methods to clients. Provider bias is an important …

Abstract Prior Journal of Marriage and Family decade‐in‐review articles have grappled with
the definition and role of family policy for research and policy practice while emphasizing its …

Racial and ethnic disparities in women's health have existed for decades, despite efforts to
strengthen women's reproductive health access and utilization. Recent guidance by the …

Objective To understand the ways in which young women of color experienced pressure
from healthcare providers during contraceptive care, including the impact of these …

Public health workers, clinicians, and researchers have tried to increase long-acting
reversible contraceptive (LARC) use by changing contraceptive counseling between …

Objective To examine current levels, correlates of, and changes in contraceptive use among
reproductive-age women in the United States between 2014 and 2016. Design We …

Patient-centered care (PCC) is frequently recommended to improve healthcare outcomes in
the United States. Despite its purported benefits, little research explores how and to what …

While family planning care (FPC) visits may serve as opportunities to address gaps in
knowledge and access to limited resources, young Black women may also face structural …

Objectives The study examined how clinicians described their patients in relation to their
practices of contraceptive counseling. Study design This qualitative study involved individual …

There is a wealth of literature demonstrating the presence of bias throughout the American
health care system. Despite acknowledging such presence, however, little is known about …