O3 A qualitative exploration of the impact of racism on the reproductive health of US Black women

Treder, Kelly; Woodhams, Elisabeth; Pancholi, R.; Yinusa-Nyahkoon, Leanne; White, Kellee

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2020.07.011

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“…Fostering diversity in abortion work benefits the field in a myriad of ways and specifically may provide a sense of validation, understanding, comfort, and support to our patients. This sentiment of trust in providers of color was reflected in this study and has been found in other studies in other areas of healthcare and reproductive health care (Cooper et al, 2003; Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, 2003; Saha et al, 1999; Treder et al, 2020). Abortion care should offer space for trauma-informed support and healing.…”

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Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Abortion

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In this study, we aim to understand abortion in the context of structural racism and reproductive injustice. We designed this study using Reproductive Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis frameworks. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with self-identified Black women over the age of 18 who have had an abortion. The primary identified theme is that “choice” around abortion is a privilege that is not always available to Black women. Participants discussed domains of experience around abortion. The domains were (1) community experience and intergenerational wisdom, (2) personal experience and beliefs, (3) the process of accessing abortion, and (4) reflecting on abortion experience and recovery. Understanding the ways in which reproductive injustices and structural racism constrict choices is critical to providing abortion care. Abortion care should seek to honor the experiences of Black women, trust in the expertise that Black women have in our own bodies, and work to provide Reproductive-Justice-informed care.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%