Abortion services and providers in Canada in 2019: results of a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2016, abortion care has undergone several important changes, particularly related to the provision of medical abortion using mifepristone. We aimed to document characteristics of the abortion care workforce in Canada after the update of clinical practice guidelines of mifepristone use for medical abortion.

Methods

We conducted a national, web-based, anonymized, bilingual (English/French) survey. We collected demographics and clinical care characteristics of physicians and nurse practitioners who provided abortion care in 2019. Between July and December 2020, we distributed the survey through professional organizations, including The College of Family Physicians of Canada and The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. We present descriptive st

SUBMITTER: Renner RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature