Prevalence of Abortions Prior to and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in a Large Health Care System

• Published in: Journal of midwifery & women's health Vol. 68; no. 6; pp. 759 - 763
• Main Authors: Greiner, Karen S., Merchant, Maqdooda, Sackeim, Maryl G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Abortion; Abortion, Induced; access; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Female; Health care access; Health insurance; Health services; Health Services Accessibility; Home health care; Humans; pandemic; Pandemics; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Reproductive health; Retrospective Studies; Smoking; COVID-19; abortion; access; pandemic; reproductive health

Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic presented patients with numerous barriers to accessing health care, including access to reproductive health services. The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence of abortion prior to versus during the COVID‐19 pandemic within a la...