Observational studyContraception2018
Estimating abortion provision and abortion referrals among United States obstetrician-gynecologists in private practice.
Observational study in Contraception, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient Preferences for Provider Specialization for Induced Abortion and Miscarriage Care.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- Addressing Abortion Underreporting in Surveys with the List Experiment: Lifetime and Five-Year Abortion Incidence with Multivariate Estimation of Socio-demographic Associations in two U.S. States.Population research and policy review · 2025Article
- Barriers and delays in access to abortion care: a cross-sectional study of people traveling to obtain care in England and the Netherlands from European countries where abortion is legal on broad grounds.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Abortion providers in the United States: expanding beyond obstetrics and gynecology.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
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- Willing but unable: Physicians' referral knowledge as barriers to abortion care.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Medication to Manage Abortion and Miscarriage.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Review
- Abortion Reporting in the United States: An Assessment of Three National Fertility Surveys.Demography · 2020Article
- Trends in medication abortion and the role of low-volume and nonmetropolitan mifepristone purchasers: 2008-2011 and 2014-2017.Contraception: X · 2020Article
- "It's not something you talk about really": information barriers encountered by women who travel long distances for abortion care.Contraception · 2019Article
- Counseling and referrals for women with unplanned pregnancies at publicly funded family planning organizations in Texas.Contraception · 2019Article
- Quality of Information Available Online for Abortion Self-Referral.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Article
- Interest in Medication and Aspiration Abortion Training among Colorado Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
- Abortion Knowledge Among Advanced Practice Clinicians in Colorado.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective was to examine the provision of abortion by obstetrician-gynecologists in private practice in the United States (U.S.) and their willingness to provide referrals for abortion services. STUDY
designWe conducted a cross-sectional national survey of 1961 U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists to estimate the frequency with which abortions and referrals for abortion care were provided in private practice settings. Key measures included whether respondents had provided any abortions in 2013 or 2014, type of abortions provided and willingness to provide abortion referrals. Facility location by region was the only measured correlate of abortion provision.
resultsWe received a total of 988 surveys for a response rate of 65%. Sixty-seven (7%) obstetrician-gynecologists reported providing at least one abortion in 2013 or 2014, though this result ranged from 4% (n=23) to 13% (n=44) of obstetrician-gynecologists depending on survey response type. Among physicians practicing in the Northeast and West, 14% and 10%, respectively (n=24 in each region) were abortion providers compared to 4% (n=9) and 3% (n=10) of physicians in the Midwest and South, respectively. Twenty-three (42%) providers indicated only performing surgical abortions, 14 (25%) indicated only medication abortions, and 18 (33%) reported providing both. Among respondents who did not provide abortions, just over half (n=415, 54%) indicated that they referred patients to a facility or practice where they could obtain an abortion, but 271 (35%) said they would not provide a referral.
conclusionsOnly a small proportion of all obstetrician-gynecologists in private practice settings provide abortions. Among nonproviders, a substantial minority do not offer abortion referrals. IMPLICATIONS: Particularly in geographic areas with few abortion providers, continued efforts are needed to equip medical professionals with information and training to make direct referrals.
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