Postabortion Family Planning: Addressing the Cycle of RepeatUnintended Pregnancy and Abortion

Curtis, Carolyn; Huber, D; Moss-Knight, Tamarah

doi:10.1363/3604410

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“…As previous research has demonstrated, contraceptive distribution by community health workers such as CBRHAs can increase the use of contraceptives in populations living beyond the reach of health facilities, 25,26 as well as eliminate an additional referral from CBRHAs to HEWs before women can begin using their method of choice.…”

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Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents

Prata

Gessessew

Cartwright³

et al. 2011

Bull. World Health Organ.

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Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents

Prata

Gessessew

Cartwright³

et al. 2011

Bull. World Health Organ.

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“…Although there has been some evaluation of the quality of care in the public-sector abortion program in Mexico City [4][5][6], limited research has focused specifically on family-planning services. Postabortion family-planning services are a recognized element of high-quality abortion care [7,8].…”

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Women's reports on postabortion family-planning services provided by the public-sector legal abortion program in Mexico City

Becker

Olavarrieta²,

García³

et al. 2013

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

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Objective First trimester abortion was decriminalized in Mexico City in 2007. We studied client views of family planning services provided during abortion care at public facilities and acceptance of postabortion contraception. Methods We surveyed 402 clients seeking first trimester abortion care in Mexico City. We used logistic regression to test whether postabortion contraception varied by abortion visit characteristics or client sociodemographics. Results Most participants (81.6%) reported being offered contraception at their visit and 89.5% selected a contraceptive method postabortion, with 58.9% selecting the IUD. Surgical abortion clients were more likely to report being offered contraception than medical abortion clients (p<.001), as were clients attended by a female physician (p<.05). Clients at the general hospital were less likely to report being offered contraception (p<.001). Conclusion Public sector facilities in Mexico City are providing a generally high level of postabortion family planning care and uptake of postabortion contraception is high.

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“…[23][24][25] Ensuring quality of PAC services is another challenge. Regular training strategies are required for the overall quality and sustainability of a PAC service program.…”

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Improving Postabortion Care: Reflections from Sri Lanka

Priyanwada¹,

Senanayake²

2013

Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Women who have experienced complications from miscarriage and unsafely induced abortions are among the most neglected of reproductive healthcare patients. In Sri Lanka and, the highest abortion rate of 67/1000 was recorded among women in the 35 to 39 years age. Long-term consequences, such as chronic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease and tubal occlusion, leading to secondary subfertility may result following abortions, and medical treatment remains a crucial component of care. Delay in seeking care, when complications occur, is an important contributory factor leading to death of these patients.The infrastructure to make PAC services widely available usually lack in most of the developing countries. Emotional support, psychosocial counseling and provision of other reproductive services when necessary, following abortion have been shown to improve women's reproductive health and quality of their lives.Care providers need to be supportive and should ensure the confidentiality and there is a need to strengthen the existing contraception service delivery system. PAC services should be continuously reviewed and appropriate changes should be made whenever necessary. Implementation is hindered by lack of awareness of national policies, overburdened and understaff, lack of staff skilled in counseling and supervision and poor contraceptive logistics.Working in partnership, regular training, incorporation of PAC in preservice curricula is important to achieve universal access to sustainable high-quality PAC.

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Postabortion Family Planning: Addressing the Cycle of RepeatUnintended Pregnancy and Abortion

Cited by 51 publications

References 3 publications

Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents

Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents

Women's reports on postabortion family-planning services provided by the public-sector legal abortion program in Mexico City

Improving Postabortion Care: Reflections from Sri Lanka

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