Recent Research

September 2023 Research Article

The status of person-centered contraceptive care in the United States: Results from a nationally representative sample

Erin Wingo, Shashi Sarnaik, Martha Michel, Danielle Hessler, Brittni Frederiksen, Megan L. Kavanaugh and Christine Dehlendorf Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
August 2023 Research Article

Reasons for delay in reaching healthcare with severe abortion-related morbidities: Qualitative results from women in the fragile context of Jigawa State, Nigeria (AMoCo)

Ann M. Moore, Tamara Fetters, Timothy Williams, Estelle Pasquier, Joy Kantiok, Claire Fotheringham, Onikepe O. Owolabi, Laitu Jatau, Bill Powell and Catrin Schulte-Hillen SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
August 2023 Research Article

Characteristics of people obtaining medication versus procedural abortions in clinical settings in the United States: Findings from the 2021–2022 Abortion Patient Survey

Rachel K. Jones, Doris W. Chiu and Julia E. Kohn Contraception
July 2023 Research Article

The confidante method to measure abortion: implementing a standardized comparative analysis approach across seven contexts

Onikepe Owolabi, Margaret Giorgio, Ellie Leong and Elizabeth A. Sully Population Health Metrics
July 2023 Report

How Universal Health Coverage Can Increase Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nardos Hagos, Irum Taqi and Susheela Singh
July 2023 Report

Publicly Funded Clinics Providing Contraceptive Services in Four US States: The Disruptions of the “Domestic Gag Rule” and COVID-19

Alicia VandeVusse, Jennifer Mueller, Ava Braccia, Samira M. Sackietey and Jennifer J. Frost
July 2023 Research Article

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on publicly supported clinics providing contraceptive services in four US states

Jennifer Mueller, Alicia VandeVusse, Samira M. Sackietey, Ava Braccia and Jennifer J. Frost Contraception: X
May 2023 Research Article

Primary and reproductive healthcare access and use among reproductive aged women and female family planning patients in 3 states

Liza Fuentes, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Christina E. Geddes and Megan L. Kavanaugh PLOS ONE
May 2023 Research Article

Impact of the Global Gag Rule on women’s contraceptive use and reproductive health outcomes in Ethiopia: A pre–post and difference-in-difference analysis

Elizabeth A. Sully, Assefa Seme, Solomon Shiferaw, Doris W. Chiu, Suzanne Bell and Margaret Giorgio BMJ Open
May 2023 Report

Advocacy Case Study: Addressing the Challenges of Delivering Safe Abortion Services at Province and Local Levels in Nepal

Mahesh Puri, Anand Tamang, Susheela Singh and Lisa Remez
April 2023 Research Article

Pregnancies in the United States by Desire for Pregnancy: Estimates for 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015

Kathryn Kost, Mia R. Zolna and Rachel Murro Demography
April 2023 Research Article

Where Do Reproductive-Aged Women Want to Get Contraception?

Megan L. Kavanaugh and Mia R. Zolna Journal of Women's Health
April 2023 Research Article

Characteristics of abortion patients in protected and restricted states accessing clinic-based care 12 months prior to the elimination of the federal constitutional right to abortion in the United States

Rachel K. Jones and Doris W. Chiu Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
March 2023 Research Article

High severity of abortion complications in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a cross-sectional study in two referral hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa (AMoCo study)

Estelle Pasquier, Onikepe O. Owolabi, Tamara Fetters, Richard Norbert Ngbale, Mariette Claudia Adame Gbanzi, Timothy Williams, Huiwu Chen, Claire Fotheringham, Daphne Lagrou, Catrin Schulte-Hillen, Bill Powell, Elisabeth Baudin, Veronique Filippi and Lenka Benova BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
February 2023 Research Article

“Adoption is just not for me”: How abortion patients in Michigan and New Mexico factor adoption into their pregnancy outcome decisions

Liza Fuentes, Megan L. Kavanaugh, Lori F. Frohwirth, Jenna Jerman and Nakeisha Blades Contraception: X
February 2023 Research Article

Alignment between Desires and Outcomes Among Women Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy: A Global Comparative Study of “Conditional” Unintended Pregnancy Rates

Jonathan Bearak, Leontine Alkema, Vladimíra Kantorová and John B. Casterline Studies in Family Planning
February 2023 Research Article

Setting Health Targets Using Information from Probabilistic Projections: A Research Brief on an Application to Contraceptive Coverage

Ann Biddlecom, Elizabeth A. Sully, Vladimíra Kantorová, Mark C. Wheldon, Naomi Lince-Deroche and Taylor Riley Population Research and Policy Review
February 2023 Research Article

Postabortion and Safe Abortion Care Coverage, Capacity, and Caseloads During the Global Gag Rule Policy Period in Ethiopia and Uganda

Melissa Stillman, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Solomon Shiferaw, Fredrick Makumbi, Assefa Seme, Elizabeth A. Sully, Lilian Ha and Margaret Giorgio BMC Health Services Research
December 2022 Research Article

Randomized experimental testing of new survey approaches to improve abortion reporting in the United States

Laura D. Lindberg, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Jennifer Mueller and Alicia VandeVusse Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
November 2022 Research Article

Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States, 2020

Rachel K. Jones, Marielle Kirstein and Jesse Philbin Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)

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