Self-managed medication abortion outcomes: results from a prospective pilot study

202066 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Heidi Moseson · Ibis Reproductive Health

Ruvani Jayaweera · Ibis Reproductive Health

Sarah Raifman · University of California, San Francisco

Brianna Keefe‐Oates · Ibis Reproductive Health

Sofía Filippa · Ibis Reproductive Health

Relebohile Motana · Ibis Reproductive Health

Ijeoma Egwuatu

Abstract

These results establish the feasibility of conducting prospective studies of self-managed medication abortion in legally restrictive settings. Further, the high effectiveness of self-managed medication abortion with accompaniment support reported here is consistent with high levels of effectiveness reported in prior studies. Trial registration ISRCTN95769543.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive Health and Contraception Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Maternal and fetal healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Reproductive Health

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 164-164

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-01016-4

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