Provision of first-trimester medication abortion in 2019: Results from the Canadian abortion provider survey

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the Canadian first-trimester medication abortion (MA) workforce and their clinical care following the introduction of mifepristone in 2017, updated national clinical practice guidelines and government approval of nurse practitioners (NPs) as first-trimester MA providers. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a national, self-administered, cross-sectional survey of abortion providers in 2019. Our bilingual (French/English) survey …

Authors

Ennis M; Renner R; Guilbert E; Norman WV; Pymar H; Kean L; Carson A; Martin-Misener R; Dunn S

Journal

Contraception, Vol. 113, , pp. 19–25

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2022

DOI

10.1016/j.contraception.2022.03.020

ISSN

0010-7824

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Ruth Martin-Misener

Associate Clinical Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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