Systematic review of early abortion services in low- and middle-income country primary care: potential for reverse innovation and application in the UK context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the UK, according to the 1967 Abortion Act, all abortions must be approved by two doctors, reported to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and be performed by doctors within licensed premises. Removing abortion from the criminal framework could permit new service delivery models. We explore service delivery models in primary care settings that can improve accessibility without negatively impacting the safety and efficiency of abortion services. Novel service delivery models are common in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) due to resource constraints, and services are sometimes provided by trained, mid-level providers via "task-shifting". The aim of this study is to explore the quality of early abortion services provided in primary care of LMICs and e

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7524570 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature