Laura E Jacobson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4369856 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura E Jacobson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura E |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobson |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBSON L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oregon Health & Science University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0996-7408 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care
INTRODUCTION: India was one of the first countries to codify the right to abortion care under specific conditions. Yet an estimated three-quarters of all abortions in India are self-managed medication abortion (SMA). We analysed individual experiences with SMA to inform programmes and policy in India. METHODS: From January to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with people who had SMAs (N=43) between 2016 and 2021 and with individuals w…
Public hospital-based care for abortive events in Mexico
In Mexico, 92% of patients who seek care for all abortive events (induced, spontaneous, post-abortion) in SS hospitals have no complications. Marginalized patients are more likely to have a complication and to seek care at later pregnancy durations. Routinely conflating care-seeking and complications leads to overestimates of the risk of abortion
Safety Net Clinic Utilization for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Mexican-Origin Women
Safety net clinics such as Title X and other publicly funded health care organizations play an important role in access to preventive SRH care among Mexican-origin women living in the United States, especially for foreign-born women
Self-Managed Medication Abortion
Self-managed abortion (SMA) represents a significant shift in the abortion landscape, offering an alternative to facility-based care via the medication misoprostol with or without mifepristone. The World Health Organization recommends SMA with medications as safe and effective up to 12 weeks’ gestation and with access to information and health system referrals. Increasing prevalence of SMA can be attributed to a range of factors, including legal …
I Was Confident From the Bottom of My Heart That I Will be Fine With These Medicines ”
While the incidence of self‐managed abortion (SMA) in India is well‐documented, why the majority of abortions in India are self‐managed remains largely unanswered. This qualitative study explores factors that contribute to decision‐making about SMA in India. Between January and August 2022, we conducted 43 in‐depth interviews with people who self‐managed abortions across six Indian states, recruiting via accredited social health activists, clinic…
A global scoping review of the circumstances of care seeking for abortion later in pregnancy
Understanding the circumstances of abortions later in pregnancy provides insight about the barriers and delays to timely care. Limited synthesized information is available on these circumstances, especially from low and middle incomes countries. Reviewing what is reported in the literature about the circumstances of abortion later in pregnancy and the methodological approaches used to study this is needed to reveal evidence gaps. The purpose of t…
Understanding the Abortion Experiences of Young People to Inform Quality Care in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria
Young people face social and structural barriers when accessing abortions. High-quality, sexual and reproductive healthcare is needed; however, literature on youth-informed abortion services is limited. This study assesses accounts of youth who obtained an abortion in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria and provides recommendations to improve person-centered aspects of abortion quality. We analyzed 48 semi-structured interviews with clie…
Innovations in Population Health Surveillance
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (NYC) Macroscope and assessed the validity of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, ob…
Assessing Capacity and Disease Burden in a Virtual Network of New York City Primary Care Providers Following Hurricane Sandy
Innovations in Population Health Surveillance
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (NYC) Macroscope and assessed the validity of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, ob…
Assessing Capacity and Disease Burden in a Virtual Network of New York City Primary Care Providers Following Hurricane Sandy
Assessing Capacity and Disease Burden in a Virtual Network of New York City Primary Care Providers Following Hurricane Sandy
Innovations in Population Health Surveillance
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (NYC) Macroscope and assessed the validity of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, ob…
Understanding the Abortion Experiences of Young People to Inform Quality Care in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria
Young people face social and structural barriers when accessing abortions. High-quality, sexual and reproductive healthcare is needed; however, literature on youth-informed abortion services is limited. This study assesses accounts of youth who obtained an abortion in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria and provides recommendations to improve person-centered aspects of abortion quality. We analyzed 48 semi-structured interviews with clie…
A global scoping review of the circumstances of care seeking for abortion later in pregnancy
Understanding the circumstances of abortions later in pregnancy provides insight about the barriers and delays to timely care. Limited synthesized information is available on these circumstances, especially from low and middle incomes countries. Reviewing what is reported in the literature about the circumstances of abortion later in pregnancy and the methodological approaches used to study this is needed to reveal evidence gaps. The purpose of t…
Public hospital-based care for abortive events in Mexico
In Mexico, 92% of patients who seek care for all abortive events (induced, spontaneous, post-abortion) in SS hospitals have no complications. Marginalized patients are more likely to have a complication and to seek care at later pregnancy durations. Routinely conflating care-seeking and complications leads to overestimates of the risk of abortion
Safety Net Clinic Utilization for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Mexican-Origin Women
Safety net clinics such as Title X and other publicly funded health care organizations play an important role in access to preventive SRH care among Mexican-origin women living in the United States, especially for foreign-born women
Self-Managed Medication Abortion
Self-managed abortion (SMA) represents a significant shift in the abortion landscape, offering an alternative to facility-based care via the medication misoprostol with or without mifepristone. The World Health Organization recommends SMA with medications as safe and effective up to 12 weeks’ gestation and with access to information and health system referrals. Increasing prevalence of SMA can be attributed to a range of factors, including legal …
I Was Confident From the Bottom of My Heart That I Will be Fine With These Medicines ”
While the incidence of self‐managed abortion (SMA) in India is well‐documented, why the majority of abortions in India are self‐managed remains largely unanswered. This qualitative study explores factors that contribute to decision‐making about SMA in India. Between January and August 2022, we conducted 43 in‐depth interviews with people who self‐managed abortions across six Indian states, recruiting via accredited social health activists, clinic…
Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care
INTRODUCTION: India was one of the first countries to codify the right to abortion care under specific conditions. Yet an estimated three-quarters of all abortions in India are self-managed medication abortion (SMA). We analysed individual experiences with SMA to inform programmes and policy in India. METHODS: From January to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with people who had SMAs (N=43) between 2016 and 2021 and with individuals w…
Medicine (8 works) · Abortion (6 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Pregnancy (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)