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Scholar Emerita

Susheela Singh

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Susheela Singh is Scholar Emerita at the Guttmacher Institute. She joined the Institute in 1985 and was Vice President for International Research before transitioning in 2025 to her current role. Her research addresses a range of topics, including abortion and unintended pregnancy; abortion-related morbidity; the costs and benefits of providing sexual and reproductive health services; maternal health; contraceptive use; and adolescent sexual and reproductive health. During her career, Dr. Singh has written and coauthored numerous monographs, journal articles and other publications. She was a member of the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and a coauthor of its report. She works closely with Guttmacher’s Co-Presidents and CEOs to increase the prominence of Guttmacher’s global work. She also plays a key leadership role in integrating the Institute’s global work across its three programmatic areas—policy, research and communications—and provides guidance to the Institute’s new Global Policy Program.

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Selected Publications

  1. February 2017 Research Article

    The Impact of Contraceptive Use and Abortion on Fertility in sub-Saharan Africa: Estimates for 2003–2014

    Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole and Jacqueline E. Darroch Population and Development Review
  2. December 2016 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Unintended Pregnancy in Nepal

    Mahesh Puri, Susheela Singh, Aparna Sundaram, Rubina Hussain, Anand Tamang and Marjorie Crowell International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  3. November 2016 Research Article

    The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2014: Changes in the Provision of Services Since 2008

    Ann M. Moore, Yirgu Gebrehiwot, Tamara Fetters, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela Singh, Hailemichael Gebreselassie and Yonas Getachew International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  4. September 2016 Research Article

    Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health

    Susheela Singh The Lancet
  5. BETWEEN 1990 AND 2014 Abortion rates declined significantly in developed countries but remained unchanged in developing countries
    May 2016 Research Article

    Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends

    Gilda Sedgh, Jonathan Bearak, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Anna Popinchalk, Bela Ganatra, Clémentine Rossier, Caitlin Gerdts, Özge Tunçalp, Brooke Ronald Johnson, Heidi Bart Johnston and Leontine Alkema The Lancet
  6. May 2016 Report

    Research Gaps in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, Vanessa Woog, Akinrinola Bankole and Lori S. Ashford
  7. April 2016 Research Article

    The cost of post-abortion care in developing countries: a comparative analysis of four studies

    Michael Vlassoff, Susheela Singh and Tsuyoshi Onda Health Policy and Planning
  8. March 2016 Research Article

    Typical use contraceptive failure rates in 43 countries with demographic and health Survey data: summary of a detailed report

    Chelsea Polis, Sarah E.K. Bradley, Akinrinola Bankole, Tsuyoshi Onda, Trevor N. Croft and Susheela Singh Contraception
  9. March 2016 Report

    Contraceptive Failure Rates in the Developing World: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data in 43 Countries

    Chelsea Polis, Sarah E.K. Bradley, Akinrinola Bankole, Tsuyoshi Onda, Trevor N. Croft and Susheela Singh
  10. March 2016 Research Article

    Insights from an expert group meeting on the definition and measurement of unsafe abortion

    Gilda Sedgh, Veronique Filippi, Onikepe O. Owolabi, Susheela Singh, Ian Askew, Akinrinola Bankole, Jani Benson, Clémentine Rossier, Andrea B. Pembe, Isaac F. Adewole, Bela Ganatra and Sandra MacDonagh International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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