Nurse practitioners’ and certified nurse midwives’ experiences providing comprehensive early abortion care in New England, USA

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ID15217002
AuthorsKatherine Simmonds (0000-0002-5714-1344, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, corresponding author), Donna Schwartz-Barcott (University of Rhode Island), Donna Schwartz‐barcott (University of Rhode Island), Debra Erickson‐Owens (0000-0003-1414-8607, University of Rhode Island), Debra Erickson-Owens (University of Rhode Island)
Year2021
Volume45
Issue1
Pages24-46
Publication date2021-12-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2021.1929991
PMID34919013
OpenAlexW4200513941
LanguageEN
References cited31

Access to abortion is linked to better maternal health and is essential to advancing women's economic and social equality. Globally, nurses and midwives have been identified as key for increasing access to this service. In this qualitative study we describe the experiences of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives who provide comprehensive early abortion care in the New England region of the United States. In contrast to much of the existing literature from around the world on nurses who deliver abortion care, we found participants' experiences providing comprehensive early abortion was generally positive. The study has implications for theory development, research, and policy

Abortion · Certification · Family medicine · Health care · Nurse-Midwives · Political science · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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