ArticleJournal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction2022
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency measures on abortion care taken during this period in a French region (Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur).
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- Trends in Hospital Abortion During the First 2 Years of COVID-19 in Quebec, Canada: Results From a Population-Based Observational Study.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2025Observational
- [Innovation in abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, France and Great Britain : Paths to maintaining access and building system resilience].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025Review
- Experiences of Women With Medical Abortion Care Reflected in Social Media (VEILLE Study): Noninterventional Retrospective Exploratory Infodemiology Study.JMIR infodemiology · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on contraceptive methods, abortion, and unintended pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionOn March 17, 2020, the first mandatory national lockdown was implemented in France, followed by an adaptation of health services to ensure access to abortion care. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 and the emergency measures on abortion care taken during this period in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region (PACA) in France. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective study was based on the health insurance information system national database (SNDS), which included all women who had an abortion between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 in the PACA region. We compared the total number of abortions, the distribution (surgical abortion, medical abortion (MA) at home (MAH) or in a clinic between 2019 and 2020 and the use of teleconsultation (TC) in 2020.
resultsThe total number of abortions in the PACA region decreased by 3.5% between 2019 and 2020. The rate of MA was higher in 2020 than in 2019 [17,489/22,444 (79.3%) vs. 17,042/22,354 (74.5%) (P < 0.0001)]. The rate of MAH was higher in 2020 than in 2019 [(8,177/17,489 (46.8%) vs. 7,264/17,042 (42.6%) (P < 0.0001)]. TC was used in 96 MAH in 2020.
conclusionA decrease in the number of abortions in the PACA region was observed in 2020. There was an increase in MA, mainly MAH, allowing easier and more adapted access to the health situation. TC was poorly used.
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