Amanda Cleeve
Biographic Data
| ID | 1731607 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Cleeve |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Cleeve |
| SIGNATURE | CLEEVE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karolinska Institutet |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8115-5503 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Come on, Give Me the Pills Now’: A Narrative Analysis of Reproductive Agency in Self‐Managed Abortion in Argentina
Recent discussions on self‐managed abortion highlight its potential to reduce risks and delays while supporting reproductive rights. This qualitative paper analyses the stories of 12 women who self‐managed their abortions in Argentina. In‐depth interviews were conducted in April and May 2024. Using a framework of reproductive agency, the paper explores how legal, social, economic and personal circumstances shaped self‐management experiences. We c…
Implementing telemedicine for medical abortion within the public health system: A qualitative study on implementation bottlenecks and solutions in South Africa
This study identified telemedicine as a valuable model for increasing access to safe abortion services. Respondents outlined considerations and actionable steps to overcome implementation bottlenecks and guide the implementation of telemedicine for medical abortion in the public sector of South Africa and similar settings
Trusted networks: A study of communication flow and access to abortion information in Argentina
In December 2020, Argentina approved a new abortion law following decades of feminist and social advocacy. This paper presents qualitative findings from interviews and focus group discussions with people in local communities focusing on how individuals of reproductive age access and communicate sexual and reproductive health information, particularly regarding abortion. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants working in the…
Women's experiences of facility-based abortion care: A WHO qualitative evidence synthesis
The World Health Organization's Abortion Care Guideline requires abortion care to be not only safe but also effective, efficient, accessible, equitable, acceptable, and person centered. We synthesized qualitative evidence from 111 papers from 42 countries selected from a systematic search of literature published between January 1996 and September 2023. We developed a typology of experiences experienced by abortion seekers engaging with facility-b…
Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return
As the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent than ever. On 27th of June 2023, the Swedish government decided to cut funding resources available for developmental research, which has played a fundamental role in the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally, including a…
The Impact of ‘conscientious objection’ on abortion-related outcomes: A synthesis of legal and health evidence
The World Health Organization (WHO) and international human rights bodies have long urged states to take steps to ensure that 'conscientious objection' does not undermine access to abortion in practice. This review uses an established methodology to identify and integrate evidence of the health and human rights impacts of the practice of conscientious objection/refusal. The evidence identified in this review suggests strongly that conscientious o…
Implementing the Quali-DEC project in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand and Viet Nam: A process delineation and theory-driven process evaluation protocol
The project ‘Quality Decision-making by women and providers’ (QUALI-DEC) combines four non-clinical interventions to promote informed decision-making surrounding mode of birth, improve women’s birth experiences, and reduce caesarean sections among low-risk women. QUALI-DEC is currently being implemented in 32 healthcare facilities across Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand, and Viet Nam. In this paper, we detail implementation processes and the pla…
The impact of criminalisation on abortion-related outcomes: A synthesis of legal and health evidence
Abortion is criminalised to at least some degree in most countries. International human rights bodies have recognised that criminalisation results in the provision of poor-quality healthcare goods and services, is associated with lack of registration and unavailability of essential medicines including mifepristone and misoprostol, obstructs the provision of abortion information, obstructs training for abortion provision, is associated with delaye…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on access to and utilisation of services for sexual and reproductive health: A scoping review
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems globally and widened preexisting disparities. We conducted a scoping review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls' access to and utilisation of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for contraception, abortion, gender-based and intimate partner violence (GBV/IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). METHODS: We systematically searched pee…
Integrating rights and evidence: A technical advance in abortion guideline development
As part of its core work, the WHO generates, translates and disseminates knowledge, including through guideline development. In recent years, substantial work has been undertaken to revise the Evidence to Decision framework in order to fully integrate inter alia human rights. This paper describes an innovative methodological approach taken by the authors to inform law and policy recommendations for the forthcoming third edition of the Safe Aborti…
Co-creation to scale up provision of simplified high-quality comprehensive abortion care in East Central and Southern Africa
Universal access to comprehensive abortion care (CAC) is a reproductive right and is essential to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity. In East Africa, abortion rates are consistently high, and the vast majority of all abortions are unsafe, significantly contributing to unnecessary mortality and morbidity. The current debate article reflects and summarises key action points required to continue to speed the implementation of and ex…
Abortion as agentive action: Reproductive agency among young women seeking post-abortion care in Uganda
Unsafe abortion in Africa continues to be a major contributor to the global maternal mortality which affects young women in particular. In Uganda, where abortion is legally restricted and stigmatised, unsafe abortion is a major public health issue. We explored reproductive agency in relation to unsafe abortion among young women seeking post-abortion care. Through in-depth interviews we found that reproductive agency was constrained by gender norm…
Women's experiences of facility-based abortion care: A WHO qualitative evidence synthesis
The World Health Organization's Abortion Care Guideline requires abortion care to be not only safe but also effective, efficient, accessible, equitable, acceptable, and person centered. We synthesized qualitative evidence from 111 papers from 42 countries selected from a systematic search of literature published between January 1996 and September 2023. We developed a typology of experiences experienced by abortion seekers engaging with facility-b…
Abortion as agentive action: Reproductive agency among young women seeking post-abortion care in Uganda
Unsafe abortion in Africa continues to be a major contributor to the global maternal mortality which affects young women in particular. In Uganda, where abortion is legally restricted and stigmatised, unsafe abortion is a major public health issue. We explored reproductive agency in relation to unsafe abortion among young women seeking post-abortion care. Through in-depth interviews we found that reproductive agency was constrained by gender norm…
Co-creation to scale up provision of simplified high-quality comprehensive abortion care in East Central and Southern Africa
Universal access to comprehensive abortion care (CAC) is a reproductive right and is essential to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity. In East Africa, abortion rates are consistently high, and the vast majority of all abortions are unsafe, significantly contributing to unnecessary mortality and morbidity. The current debate article reflects and summarises key action points required to continue to speed the implementation of and ex…
Integrating rights and evidence: A technical advance in abortion guideline development
As part of its core work, the WHO generates, translates and disseminates knowledge, including through guideline development. In recent years, substantial work has been undertaken to revise the Evidence to Decision framework in order to fully integrate inter alia human rights. This paper describes an innovative methodological approach taken by the authors to inform law and policy recommendations for the forthcoming third edition of the Safe Aborti…
The impact of criminalisation on abortion-related outcomes: A synthesis of legal and health evidence
Abortion is criminalised to at least some degree in most countries. International human rights bodies have recognised that criminalisation results in the provision of poor-quality healthcare goods and services, is associated with lack of registration and unavailability of essential medicines including mifepristone and misoprostol, obstructs the provision of abortion information, obstructs training for abortion provision, is associated with delaye…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on access to and utilisation of services for sexual and reproductive health: A scoping review
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems globally and widened preexisting disparities. We conducted a scoping review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls' access to and utilisation of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for contraception, abortion, gender-based and intimate partner violence (GBV/IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). METHODS: We systematically searched pee…
The Impact of ‘conscientious objection’ on abortion-related outcomes: A synthesis of legal and health evidence
The World Health Organization (WHO) and international human rights bodies have long urged states to take steps to ensure that 'conscientious objection' does not undermine access to abortion in practice. This review uses an established methodology to identify and integrate evidence of the health and human rights impacts of the practice of conscientious objection/refusal. The evidence identified in this review suggests strongly that conscientious o…
Implementing the Quali-DEC project in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand and Viet Nam: A process delineation and theory-driven process evaluation protocol
The project ‘Quality Decision-making by women and providers’ (QUALI-DEC) combines four non-clinical interventions to promote informed decision-making surrounding mode of birth, improve women’s birth experiences, and reduce caesarean sections among low-risk women. QUALI-DEC is currently being implemented in 32 healthcare facilities across Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand, and Viet Nam. In this paper, we detail implementation processes and the pla…
Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return
As the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent than ever. On 27th of June 2023, the Swedish government decided to cut funding resources available for developmental research, which has played a fundamental role in the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally, including a…
Implementing telemedicine for medical abortion within the public health system: A qualitative study on implementation bottlenecks and solutions in South Africa
This study identified telemedicine as a valuable model for increasing access to safe abortion services. Respondents outlined considerations and actionable steps to overcome implementation bottlenecks and guide the implementation of telemedicine for medical abortion in the public sector of South Africa and similar settings
Trusted networks: A study of communication flow and access to abortion information in Argentina
In December 2020, Argentina approved a new abortion law following decades of feminist and social advocacy. This paper presents qualitative findings from interviews and focus group discussions with people in local communities focusing on how individuals of reproductive age access and communicate sexual and reproductive health information, particularly regarding abortion. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants working in the…
Women's experiences of facility-based abortion care: A WHO qualitative evidence synthesis
The World Health Organization's Abortion Care Guideline requires abortion care to be not only safe but also effective, efficient, accessible, equitable, acceptable, and person centered. We synthesized qualitative evidence from 111 papers from 42 countries selected from a systematic search of literature published between January 1996 and September 2023. We developed a typology of experiences experienced by abortion seekers engaging with facility-b…
‘Come on, Give Me the Pills Now’: A Narrative Analysis of Reproductive Agency in Self‐Managed Abortion in Argentina
Recent discussions on self‐managed abortion highlight its potential to reduce risks and delays while supporting reproductive rights. This qualitative paper analyses the stories of 12 women who self‐managed their abortions in Argentina. In‐depth interviews were conducted in April and May 2024. Using a framework of reproductive agency, the paper explores how legal, social, economic and personal circumstances shaped self‐management experiences. We c…
Reproductive Health and Contraception (11 works) · Abortion (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Reproductive health (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works)