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Nakeisha Blades

Research Associate

Nakeisha Blades joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2007 and has been in her current position since 2015. Her areas of focus include abortion, contraceptive use and access to family planning services. Ms. Blades has coauthored articles in Health Policy and Planning, Social Work in Health Care and Pediatrics, and she is a member of the Population Association of America. Ms. Blades received her BA in health and societies from the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected Publications

  • July 2020 Research Article

    What does informal access to misoprostol in Colombia look like? A mystery client methodology in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis

    BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2019 Report

    Grossesses non planifiées et avortements à Kinshasa (République Démocratique du Congo) : Défis et progrès

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • October 2019 Report

    Publicly Supported Family Planning Services in the United States: Likely Need, Availability and Impact, 2016

    United States

  • September 2018 Research Article

    Estimating Abortion Incidence among Adolescents and Differences in Postabortion Care by Age: A Cross-Sectional Study of Postabortion Care Patients in Uganda

    Contraception

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • Picture shows Ethiopia on the map of Africa
    March 2018 Research Article

    Playing it Safe: Legal and Clandestine Abortions among Adolescents in Ethiopia

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • April 2017 Report

    Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services at U.S. Clinics, 2015

    United States

    • Contraception
  • April 2017 Research Article

    Barriers to Abortion Care and Their Consequences For Patients Traveling for Services: Qualitative Findings from Two States

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • February 2017 Research Article

    Incidence of Induced Abortion in Uganda, 2013: New Estimates Since 2003

    PLOS ONE

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2016 Research Article

    The complexity of multiple contraceptive method use and the anxiety that informs it: implications for theory and practice

    Archives of Sexual Behavior

    United States

    • Contraception
  • February 2016 Research Article

    “If I know I am on the pill and I get pregnant, it's an act of God”: women's views on fatalism, agency and pregnancy

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2014 Policy Analysis

    The impact of Ghana’s R3M programme on the provision of safe abortions and postabortion care

    Health Policy and Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2012 Report

    Variation in Service Delivery Practices Among Clinics Providing Publicly Funded Family Planning Services in 2010

    United States

    • Contraception
  • July 2011 Research Article

    What Women Want From Abortion Counseling in the United States: A Qualitative Study of Abortion Patients in 2008

    Social Work in Health Care

    United States

    • Abortion

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