Recent Research

July 2026 Report

Patterns of Travel for Abortion Care Continued to Shift in 2025

Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kimya Forouzan
July 2026 Research Article

Measuring contraceptive use: challenges raised in recent survey research

Laura E.T. Swan, Klaira Lerma, Lindsay M Cannon, Brooke Whitfield, Emily M Johnston and Megan L. Kavanaugh BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
July 2026 Research Article

Why pronatalism fails the planetary health test

Celine Delacroix, Marleen Temmerman, Nandita Bajaj, Ann M. Moore, Phoebe Barnard, William Ripple, William Rees, Michael Gerrard, Diana Coole, Robert Engelman, Helen Kopnina, Nkechi Owoo and Peter Lindsey The Journal of Population and Sustainability
July 2026 Research Article

Awareness of abortion medications by mail options among abortion patients at 6 clinics: Findings from a pilot study

Rachel K. Jones and Doris W. Chiu Contraception
June 2026 Research Article

Impacts of Contraception on Future Fertility: Addressing Concerns to Improve Understanding

Lorna Begg, Onikepe Owolabi and Chelsea Polis Studies in Family Planning
June 2026 Research Article

Cost savings of task-sharing in family planning: estimates across 128 low- and middle-income countries

Adebiyi Adesina, Meltem Odabaș, Heidi Quinn, Moazzam Ali and Elizabeth A. Sully BMC Health Services Research
June 2026 Research Article

Severity and management of postabortion complications in Kenya: results from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Margaret Giorgio, Kenneth Juma , Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Onikepe Owolabi, Caitlin Rich, Isaiah Akuku, Esther Mutuku, Monica Giuffrida, Sherine Athero and Simon Mueke BMJ Global Health
May 2026 Research Article

Contraceptive use and unfulfilled preferences among women ages 15-49 in the United States, 2022-2023

Mia R. Zolna, Doris W. Chiu and Megan L. Kavanaugh F&S Reports
May 2026 Research Article

Contraceptive use and unfulfilled preferences among women ages 15–49 years in the United States, 2022–2023

Mia R. Zolna, Doris W. Chiu and Megan L. Kavanaugh F&S Reports
May 2026 Research Article

Contraceptive use and unfulfilled preferences among women ages 15–49 years in the United States, 2022–2023

Mia R. Zolna, Doris W. Chiu and Megan L. Kavanaugh F&S Reports
April 2026 Research Article

Where U.S. Women Obtained Contraceptive and Related Care and How They Paid for It in 2022–2023: An Analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth

Hannah Olson and Mia R. Zolna Women's Health Issues
April 2026 Report

Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care & Abortion: The Same Tactics Used to Ban Life-Saving Care

Kimya Forouzan and Meera Rajput
April 2026 Research Article

Dying for sex: Why we need to consider sex and pleasure as part of palliative care

Rachael Eastham, Onikepe Owolabi, Danielle Chammas and Anne Philpott Palliative Medicine
April 2026 Research Article

Availability of Protocols Supporting Transgender and Gender-Expansive Patients: Results From a National Survey of Clinics Providing Contraceptive Services

Alicia VandeVusse, Priscille Osias, Madeleine Haas, Tamrin Ann Tchou and Jennifer Mueller Women's Health Issues
March 2026 Research Article

Factors associated with sale of medication abortion drugs without a prescription in pharmacies and drugstores in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Findings from a mystery client study

Stephanie Küng, Alice F. Cartwright, Bashiru Mohammed, Mahari Yidego, Kidist Lemma and Tesfaye Tufa Contraception
March 2026 Research Article

The richness of urban health realities lost in measurement monocultures

Jil Molenaar, Lenka Benova, Seye Abimbola, Onikepe Owolabi, Grégoire Lurton and Peter M. Macharia BMJ Global Health
March 2026 Report

Full-Year 2025 Estimates Show Overall Stability in Abortion Incidence, Decreased Travel and Increased Telehealth Provision

Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kimya Forouzan
March 2026 Research Article

Estimating abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy among adolescents living in refugee settlements in Uganda

Stephanie Küng, Margaret Giorgio, Peter Kisaakye, Bonnie Wandera, Yohannes Dibaba Wado and George Odwe BMC Conflict and Health
March 2026 Research Article

Measurement of medication abortion-related bleeding: A systematic scoping review

Alice F. Cartwright, Rubina Hussain, Clyde Schwab and Leslie Root Contraception
March 2026 Research Article

The African coalition for research and communication on abortion: shifting power, building capacity, defending rights

Naa Dodua Dodoo, Akanni Akinyemi, Pierre Akilimali, Wina Sangala, Oladimeji Ogunoye, Beniel Agossou, Akinrinola Bankole, Delayehu Bekele, Georges Guiella, Jewelle Methazia, Ritah Mukashyaka, Margarate Munakampe, Onikepe Owolabi and Susheela Singh Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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