Adaptations to COVID-19 by US abortion clinics: Analysis of Society of Family Planning survey data.

Authors :: Kravitz E
Chen J
Wu J
Bromwich K
Koelper N
McAllister A
Sonalkar S
Source :: Contraception [Contraception] 2024 Dec; Vol. 140, pp. 110692. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 23.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Objective: Analyze changes in abortion practices during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Study Design: Sites recruited by Society of Family Planning participated in a longitudinal descriptive analysis comprising three surveys between February and October 2020. Average monthly total and medication abortion volume was analyzed by χ <superscript>2</superscript> and linear regression. Results: Total average volume of abortion services did not change among participating sites (p = 0.79). Volume and proportion of medication abortion increased over the study period (p = 0.02, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The early COVID-19 pandemic marked a shift toward medication abortion. Implications: Our findings are interlaced in a national trend predating the Dobbs ruling, likely accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Female
United States epidemiology
Pregnancy
Ambulatory Care Facilities statistics & numerical data
Longitudinal Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
SARS-CoV-2
Pandemics
Adult
COVID-19 epidemiology
Abortion, Induced statistics & numerical data
Family Planning Services statistics & numerical data

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