Government policies on abortion are a longstanding topic of heated political debates. The
COVID-19 pandemic shook health systems to the core adding further to the complexity of …

Objectives To identify the barriers and facilitators to accessing first-trimester abortion
services for women in the developed world. Methods Systematic review of published …

Abstract Background In the United States, mifepristone is available for medical abortion (for
use with misoprostol) only with Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) restrictions …

Background Child mortality is almost twice as high in England compared with Sweden. We
aimed to establish the extent to which adverse birth characteristics and socioeconomic …

Objective Eating disorders are common psychiatric disorders in women at childbearing age.
Previous research suggests that eating disorders are associated with fertility problems …

The issue of conscientious objection (CO) arises in healthcare when doctors and nurses
refuse to have any involvement in the provision of treatment of certain patients due to their …

Objective To study cross‐country and regional variations and trends in reported teenage
pregnancies in the context of legislation and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …

STUDY QUESTION Is the perinatal health of first-born children affected by the mother's
previous induced abortion (s)(IAs)? SUMMARY ANSWER Prior IAs, particularly repeat IAs …

Abstract Objective: The Parliamentary Assembly invited the member states of the Council of
Europe to 'guarantee women's effective exercise of their right of access to a safe and legal …

Objective To determine if a counseling intervention using the principles of motivational
interviewing (MI) would impact uptake of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) after …