All women can face obstacles when accessing reproductive health services. For some, obstacles are even greater. Over the last decade, Dr. Davis has created a network of researchers and clinicians dedicated to improving the reproductive health of two special populations: women with epilepsy seeking contraception and women in the second trimester of pregnancy seeking abortion. ...Read more >

Family planning has been shown to save the lives of women and children living in developing countries, yet it is estimated that between one third and nearly half of all women in developing countries using modern reversible contraceptive methods discontinue their method within 12 months of initiation. The objective of this study is to investigate ...Read more >

Objectives: To explore the prevalence of negative experiences with long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), shared by a friend or family member, and to assess the influence of these stories on decision-making. Methods: We performed a sub-study within a randomized controlled trial evaluating a contraceptive counseling intervention for women presenting for induced abortion (n=60). We surveyed participants ...Read more >

Objectives: Expanding medication abortion to the pharmacy setting could help women access safe care. Studies have not evaluated pharmacy interventions. This non-inferiority study in Nepal investigated whether mifepristone-misoprostol medication abortion provided by trained nurses from pharmacies could be as effective and safe as when provided from government-certified abortion facilities. Methods: Nurses in two districts, Chitwan ...Read more >

Objectives: To gain training and expertise in bioethics to inform scholarship and further ongoing bioethical research about Catholic hospital obstetric care. To develop a bioethical framework regarding restrictions on reproductive health care in religious hospitals to inform a sociological crossover book about Catholic health care in the US. Methods: Training was gained through an intensive ...Read more >

With expanded access to affordable antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa and the recommendation of earlier thresholds for treatment initiation, HIV-infected women are living longer, healthier lives. For HIV-infected women taking ART, using modern methods of contraception to plan pregnancy when CD4 count is high and viral load is low benefits maternal health and prevents ...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 >

California and Oregon were the first states in the US to expand the scope of pharmacist practice to include prescribing self-administered hormonal contraception under a statewide protocol. Both states implemented their pharmacist protocols in 2016. In California, wide-scale implementation of this law has been slow for a number of reasons, including that many retail pharmacy ...Read more >

Our formative work with abortion advocates revealed a need for more evidence about the safety of abortion, incidence of second trimester abortion, and the impact of the change in abortion law in Mexico City in 2007. Building on our current productive collaborations and responding to identified research needs, the goal of this proposal is to ...Read more >

Objectives: To develop and pilot test a mobile phone game intervention to decrease high risk sexual behavior (e.g. vaginal intercourse without condoms, multiple sexual partners, intercourse under the influence of drugs) in a group of 15-17 year-old Black and Latino adolescents. Methods: Iterative mixed methods design to create and develop a game prototype in waves ...Read more >