In the proposed study, the researchers will broadly examine the unmet family planning (FP) needs in Appalachia, in the context of the opioid epidemic, from the perspectives of women throughout the region. Results from focus groups conducted with regional providers and stakeholders will inform the design of an electronic survey administered to Appalachian women of ...Read more >

The goal of our interdisciplinary project is to bring together researchers from three distinct fields—epidemiology, psychology, and medicine—to illuminate the experiences of sexual minorities who have had a teen pregnancy. We began a qualitative study with sexual minority women in Phase I of this grant, during which time we secured institutional review board approval, developed ...Read more >

Objectives: This multi-phase study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, and assess knowledge, attitudes, and experiences related to family planning for transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive (TGE) people assigned female at birth (AFAB). Methods: Together with a community advisory team, we developed an affirming and customizable electronic survey of ...Read more >

Abortion patients are often unable to access contraceptive information and methods, due primarily to policies that restrict funding and insurance coverage as well as the separation of abortion from other types of healthcare. The ability of providers to deliver quality contraceptive services in abortion care has become even more constrained in the post-Dobbs landscape, with ...Read more >

Prior to the Dobbs decision, studies reported that the majority of patients seeking abortion care were interested in initiating a contraceptive method at their abortion visit. However, not all patients were able to obtain a method, particularly those experiencing economic hardships. Information on post-abortion contraceptive preferences following Dobbs is lacking, and preferences among pregnant people ...Read more >

Contraceptive coercion and self-protection from racism are previously described experiences of Black and Latinx patients when receiving abortion care. Contraceptive coercion at the time of abortion is a reflection of a clinician’s desire to prevent repeat abortion, abortion stigma, and cultural and structural racism. Patients protect themselves from racism when engaging with reproductive health care ...Read more >

The Access, Delivered research team requests funding from the Society of Family Planning to address SFP’s priorities of understanding patient preference for and experience with post-abortion contraceptive care. For this project, Access, Delivered partners with Cedar River Clinics (CRC) who have been providing telehealth medication abortion since April 2020. In partnership with CRC, our dedicated ...Read more >

We propose a convergent parallel mixed methods study to explore preferences for contraceptive counseling and provision at the time of abortion care. AIM 1: Determine peri-abortion contraceptive choices in a patient population relatively unconstrained by legal, financial, and logistical obstacles to reproductive autonomy. We will perform a retrospective cohort evaluation of patients who received abortion ...Read more >

Telehealth, which now comprises 20% of all abortion care, has been celebrated as a mechanism to improve health equity by making abortion care more convenient and affordable to patients facing the greatest barriers to care. However, the impact of telehealth on health equity in abortion care is not well understood, especially for low-income patients. Many ...Read more >

Previous sound research has consistently shown that abortion does not cause or increase risk of mental health problems, and that mental health symptoms decrease from before to after having an abortion. However, this research was conducted before the overturning of Roe v Wade and before remote provision of medication abortion (RPMA) was available. The proposed ...Read more >