Recent Research

July 2019 Research Article
Distance traveled to obtain clinical abortion care in the United States and reasons for clinic choice

Liza FuentesandJenna Jerman,Journal of Women's Health
June 2019 Research Article
Characteristics of immigrants obtaining abortions and comparison with U.S.-born individuals

Sheila Desai,Ellie LeongandRachel K. Jones,Journal of Women's Health
United States
Abortion
May 2019 Research Article
Data opportunities for studying the sexual and reproductive health of immigrants in the United States

Athena Tapales,Sheila DesaiandEllie Leong,Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
May 2019 Research Article
Contraceptive use by women across different sexual orientation groups

Brittany M. Charlton,Elizabeth Janiak,Audrey J. Gaskins,Amy D. DiVasta,Rachel K. Jones,Stacey A. Missmer,Jorge E. Chavarro,Vishnudas Sarda,Margaret RosarioandS. Bryn Austin,Contraception
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
May 2019 Research Article
Challenging unintended pregnancy as an Indicator of reproductive autonomy: a response

Kathryn KostandMia R. Zolna,Contraception
United States
Pregnancy
April 2019 Research Article
Novel approaches to estimating abortion incidence

Gilda SedghandSarah Keogh,Reproductive Health
International
Abortion
April 2019 Research Article
“It’s not something you talk about really”: Information barriers encountered by women who travel long distances for abortion care

Megan L. Kavanaugh,Jenna JermanandLori F. Frohwirth,Contraception
April 2019 Research Article
Trends in the Method and Gestational Age of Abortion in High-income Countries

Anna PopinchalkandGilda Sedgh,BMJ
International
Abortion
April 2019 Research Article
Sex Before Age 13 Among Males in the United States

Laura D. Lindberg,Isaac Maddow-ZimetandArik V. Marcell,Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
United States
Teens
March 2019 Research Article
Pregnancies, abortions, and pregnancy intentions: a protocol for modeling and reporting global, regional and country estimates

Jonathan Bearak,Anna Popinchalk,Gilda Sedgh,Bela Ganatra,Ann-Beth Moller,Özge TunçalpandLeontine Alkema,Reproductive Health
March 2019 Report
Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Meeting the Contraceptive and Maternal and Newborn Health Needs of Women in Nepal

Aparna Sundaram,Mahesh Puri,Ayana Douglas-Hall,Kusum Wagle,Kate CastleandEva Weissman
International
Contraception
February 2019 Research Article
Global Contraceptive Failure Rates: Who Is Most at Risk?

Sarah E.K. Bradley,Chelsea Polis,Akinrinola BankoleandTrevor N. Croft,Studies in Family Planning
January 2019 Research Article
Trends in Receipt of Contraceptive Services: Young Women in the U.S., 2002–2015

Jennifer J. FrostandLaura D. Lindberg,American Journal of Preventive Medicine
United States
Contraception
Teens
December 2018 Research Article
Pharmacokinetic, biologic and epidemiologic differences in MPA- and NET-based progestin-only injectable contraceptives relative to the potential impact on HIV acquisition in women

Chelsea Polis,Contraception
December 2018 Report
State-Level Estimates of Contraceptive Use in the United States, 2017

Ayana Douglas-Hall,Kathryn KostandMegan L. Kavanaugh
United States
Contraception
December 2018 Report
Pregnancy Desires and Pregnancies at the State Level: Estimates for 2014

Kathryn Kost,Isaac Maddow-ZimetandShivani Kochhar
United States
Pregnancy
November 2018 Research Article
Health Systems' Capacity to Provide Post-Abortion Care: A Multicountry Analysis Using Signal Functions

Onikepe Owolabi,Ann BiddlecomandHannah Whitehead,The Lancet Global Health
International
Abortion
November 2018 Research Article
Managing Religion and Morality Within the Abortion Experience: Qualitative Interviews With Women Obtaining Abortions in the U.S.

Lori F. Frohwirth,Michele ColemanandAnn M. Moore,World Medical & Health Policy
United States
Abortion
November 2018 Report
Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Six Indian States: Findings and Implications for Policies and Programs
International
Abortion
November 2018 Report
Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion and Postabortion Care in Tamil Nadu—2015

Manoj Alagarajan,Aparna Sundaram,Rubina HussainandRajib Acharya
International
Abortion

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