ArticleSSM. Qualitative research in health2022
Abortion policy implementation in Ireland: successes and challenges in the establishment of hospital-based services.
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- From legalisation to practice: implementation of newly legalised health interventions in healthcare settings - a systematic review.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Implementation of safe abortion care policy in africa: a scoping review of readiness and outcomes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Abortion learning mechanisms for nurses and midwives: a scoping review of evidence.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- "We knew it was coming: we didn't act" perspectives from people who use drugs and substance use workforce on the impact of delays in implementation of the supervised injection facility and drug checking interventions.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Progress in providing legal abortion services after law reform: A quantitative study in three provinces of Argentina.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Restrictive points of entry into abortion care in Ireland: a qualitative study of expectations and experiences with the service.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
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- Step by Step in Argentina: Putting Abortion Rights into Practice.International journal of women's health · 2023Review
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Objective: To describe successes and highlight remaining challenges in the establishment of hospital-based abortion services after legal change in the Republic of Ireland. Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study on the implementation of abortion policy in Ireland. In this manuscript, we present the results from a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews conducted with hospital-based providers, service users, and key informants. We used Dedoose software to conduct a thematic analysis of the data. Results: We report findings from interviews with 28 obstetrician gynecologists, midwives, psychiatrists, anesthesiologists, and nurses; a subset of 7 service users who sought care in hospitals; and 27 key informants. In this analysis, we describe how key themes that pertain to information, capacity and power, facilitated and hindered the implementation of hospital-based abortion services. We found that individual champions are key to establishing the service, but their motivation is not always sufficient to integrate abortion into existing clinical services, and conscientious objection is a persistent barrier to expanding abortion services. The main challenges highlighted here are lack of abortion provision at some hospitals and limited access to surgical abortion at most hospitals due to provider-level, logistical, and infrastructure barriers. Conclusions: This study presents new information on how abortion policy is implemented on the ground in hospital settings. Its findings can inform public health officials and providers in Ireland and other countries wishing to establish abortion services.
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