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Janušonytė E, Fetters T, Cipriano G, Jemel I, Espinoza C. International support for abortion education in medical schools: results of a global online survey to explore abortion willingness, intentions, and attitudes among medical students in 85 countries. Front Glob Womens Health 2024; 5:1253658. [PMID: 38529415 PMCID: PMC10961406 DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1253658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Introduction Access to safe abortion has been recognized as a fundamental human right and important public health priority. Medical schools provide a rare opportunity to expose medical students to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) topics and normalize abortion care early in a physician's career. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study used an online survey to explore abortion content in medical curricula and medical student intentions, attitudes, and beliefs regarding abortion provision among 1,699 medical students from 85 countries. Results Results demonstrate positive attitudes towards abortion provision, with 83% reporting that "access to safe abortion is every woman's right". Students also reported a relatively high willingness to provide abortion professionally despite few opportunities to learn about this care. Only one-third of students surveyed reported having taken a gynecology course (n = 487; 33%); among these, one-third said they had no content on abortion care in their programs thus far (n = 155; 32%), including instruction on postabortion care. Among the two-thirds of students who had some content on abortion care (n = 335), either on induced abortion, postabortion care (PAC), or both, 55% said content was limited to one lecture and only 19% reported having an opportunity to participate in any practical training on abortion provision. Despite most students having no or very limited didactic and practical training on abortion, 42% intended to provide this care after graduation. Three-quarters of student respondents were in favor of mandatory abortion education in medical curricula. Discussion The findings of this study offer new evidence about abortion care education in medical curricula around the globe, indicating that there is no lack of demand or interest in increasing medical knowledge on comprehensive abortion care, merely a lack of institutional will to expand course offerings and content.
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- Former Assistant Americas Region, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Zolfaqari Z, Ayatollahi H, Ranjbar F, Abasi A. Motivating and inhibiting factors influencing the application of mhealth technology in post-abortion care: a review study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024; 24:73. [PMID: 38254045 PMCID: PMC10804730 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06253-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Abortion and its complications are challenges that endanger women's health, especially in developing countries. It seems that the application of mhealth technology can be useful as a safe and affordable strategy in post-abortion care. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the use of mhealth technology in post-abortion care. METHODS This was a review study conducted in 2023 and articles published in English between 2010 and 1st November 2023 were searched in PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Embase databases as well as Google Scholar. Data were collected using a data extraction form and were analyzed narratively. RESULTS The influencing factors could be divided into the motivating and inhibiting factors. The motivating factors included the subgroups of the individual factors (e.g., saving time), technical factors (e.g., usability), economic factors (e.g., saving costs), and ethico-legal factors (e.g., improving security and confidentiality of the information). Similarly, the inhibiting factors consisted of individual factors (e.g., fear of expressing abortion), technical factors (e.g., a lack of access to the network and the Internet), economic factors (e.g., inappropriate patient financial status), and ethico-legal (e.g., concerns over the security and confidentiality of information). CONCLUSION This study underscores the importance of considering various technical and non-technical factors influencing the design and implementation of mHealth technology in post-abortion care. Developers need to address these factors to ensure successful technology adoption and mitigate risks. The findings contribute to the enhancement of women's health and offer insights for future technology acceptance models in the mHealth field.
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- Zahra Zolfaqari
- Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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The Importance of the International Community in Protecting the Right to Abortion: The Cases of Malta and of the US Supreme Court. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11040520. [PMID: 36833054 PMCID: PMC9957392 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11040520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), abortion is often necessary and is not a criminalizable medical act. Unfortunately, despite the global trend in recent years tending towards liberalization of abortion as a fundamental right of women in certain circumstances, it is still not guaranteed in all countries of the world in the same way. Moreover, the abortion debate is often characterized by unscientific opinions based on political and/or religious ideologies. Recently, a European episode has rekindled the debate on abortion: in Malta, a tourist was unable to have an abortion, with consequent risks, even serious ones, on her health. In addition, even in the United States a Supreme Court ruling created a considerable stir: the Roe v. Wade (1973) ruling that had legalized abortion at the federal level was revoked. After the ruling of the Supreme Court, each state of the USA can decide for itself whether and how to legalize abortion. These recent international developments are particularly worrying and make even more evident the need for abortion to be protected at an international level as an inalienable and fundamental human right, and therefore not to be limited.
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Liu R, Dong X, Ji X, Chen S, Yuan Q, Tao Y, Zhu Y, Wu S, Zhu J, Yang Y. Associations between sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitude and practice of partners and the occurrence of unintended pregnancy. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1042879. [PMID: 36684880 PMCID: PMC9846217 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1042879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Although global contraceptive coverage has increased significantly, high rates of unintended pregnancy remain the current global status quo. A comparative analysis of the differences and correlations of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of both partners will help guide public health work according to gender characteristics and needs, and reduce the occurrence of unintended pregnancy. Methods A questionnaire survey of people with unintended pregnancies including women and their male partners (n = 1,275 pairs) who sought help from the Shanghai General Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from October 2017 to October 2021. Data were collected on sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and practices in both partners who had unintended pregnancies. Chi-square test and Logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between the occurrence of unintended pregnancy and KAP and its influencing factors. Paired odds ratio and McNemar's test were used to estimate the difference and concordance of KAP between partners. Results This study included 1,275 partners with a mean age of 30.0 years. The partner's overall level of KAP is good. Compared with women, men had better knowledge (χ2 = 3.93, p = 0.047) and more active contraceptive practices (χ2 = 19.44, p < 0.001). In the analysis of partner concordance, male contraceptive intention was found to be better than female [matched pairs odds ratio (ORMP) = 2.56, p < 0.001], and the concordance of positive contraceptive practice between partners increased with male education [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.556, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.185-2.044, p = 0.001]. In partner-paired regression analysis, compared with good contraceptive knowledge in both men and women in the partner, the risk of negative contraceptive practice was 1.7 times (aOR = 1.721, 95% CI = 1.234-2.400, p = 0.001) higher with good contraceptive knowledge in women but negative in men, while women with poor contraceptive knowledge but men with good knowledge are 1.3 times (aOR = 1.349, 95% CI = 1.000-1.819, p = 0.05) more likely to have negative contraceptive practices. In addition, compared with partners with positive contraceptive attitudes, women with positive attitudes but negative men and women with negative attitudes but positive men had 1.7 and 1.4 times the risk of negative contraceptive practices, respectively. Conclusion The study found that unintended pregnancy occurs mainly in young people, and the younger age of first sexual intercourse, the low education background and the lack of discussion of contraception between partners are risk factors for not taking contraceptive measures. Men's better knowledge and contraceptive practices compared with female partners, and poor male contraceptive knowledge and attitudes may lead to a higher risk of negative contraceptive practices, the results suggest that male KAP plays an important role in promoting contraceptive use and reducing unintended pregnancy.
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- Ruping Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Williams CR, Vázquez P, Nigri C, Adanu RM, Bandoh DAB, Berrueta M, Chakraborty S, Gausman J, Kenu E, Khan N, Langer A, Odikro MA, Ramesh S, Saggurti N, Pingray V, Jolivet RR. Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280411. [PMID: 36638100 PMCID: PMC10045551 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Global mechanisms have been established to monitor and facilitate state accountability regarding the legal status of abortion. However, there is little evidence describing whether these mechanisms capture accurate data. Moreover, it is uncertain whether the "legal status of abortion" is a valid proxy measure for access to safe abortion, pursuant to the global goals of reducing preventable maternal mortality and advancing reproductive rights. Therefore, this study sought to assess the accuracy of reported monitoring data, and to determine whether evidence supports the consistent application of domestic law by health care professionals such that legality of abortion functions as a valid indicator of access. METHODS AND FINDINGS We conducted a validation study using three countries as illustrative case examples: Argentina, Ghana, and India. We compared data reported by two global monitoring mechanisms (Countdown to 2030 and the Global Abortion Policies Database) against domestic source documents collected through in-depth policy review. We then surveyed health care professionals authorized to perform abortions about their knowledge of abortion law in their countries and their personal attitudes and practices regarding provision of legal abortion. We compared professionals' responses to the domestic legal frameworks described in the source documents to establish whether professionals consistently applied the law as written. This analysis revealed weaknesses in the criterion validity and construct validity of the "legal status of abortion" indicator. We detected discrepancies between data reported by the global monitoring and accountability mechanisms and the domestic policy reviews, even though all referenced the same source documents. Further, provider surveys unearthed important context-specific barriers to legal abortion not captured by the indicator, including conscientious objection and imposition of restrictions at the provider's discretion. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these findings denote weaknesses in the indicator "legal status of abortion" as a proxy for access to safe abortion, as well as inaccuracies in data reported to global monitoring mechanisms. This information provides important groundwork for strengthening indicators for monitoring access to abortion and for renewed advocacy to assure abortion rights worldwide.
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- Caitlin R. Williams
- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS)), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Maternal & Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS)), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Health Science, Kinesiology, and Rehabilitation, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS)), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana School of Public Health, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Ghana School of Public Health, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
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- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS)), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Ghana School of Public Health, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Ghana School of Public Health, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
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- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS)), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hu D, Tang Y, Pei K. Strategies for Improving Postpartum Contraception Compared With Routine Maternal Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Public Health 2023; 68:1605564. [PMID: 37124160 PMCID: PMC10133502 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of service interventions for improving postpartum contraception, including contraceptive use, prevention of repeat pregnancies and induced abortions. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in three databases until June 2022 (PROSPERO registration CRD42022328349). Estimates of intervention effects from meta-analyses were represented as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: 16 studies with 14,289 participants were included, with four kinds of interventions recognized. Interventions effect in increasing use of contraceptives and decreasing rates of repeated pregnancy for up to 6 months postpartum (OR = 2.24, 0.06, 95% CI = 1.46-3.44, 0.02-0.22, respectively), with no significant associations with contraceptive use at 12 months postpartum, prevention of postpartum repeat pregnancies and induced abortions during 1 year after childbirth. Conclusion: We concluded that interventions impact the initiation of postpartum contraceptive use and prevention of repeat pregnancy with an overall certainty from low to moderate. These findings highlight the need for additional studies to integrate the beneficial effect of several interventions and then design more feasible strategies, which is important for the maternal and child healthcare systems.
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- Denghui Hu
- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Kaiyan Pei,
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Chen J, Zou X, Hu B, Yang Y, Wang F, Zhou Q, Shen M. Effect of different doses of esketamine compared with fentanyl combined with propofol on hypotension in patients undergoing painless abortion surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial. BMC Anesthesiol 2022; 22:305. [PMID: 36171562 PMCID: PMC9516803 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-022-01848-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Opioids analgesics commonly used in abortion procedures are associated with respiratory and circulatory depression. Esketamine is a N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA) antagonist and a common analgesic. The drug has several advantages including rapid onset and offset and it causes minimal cardiorespiratory depression. However, studies have not explored the effects of esketamine in patients undergoing painless abortion surgery. Therefore, the present study sought to evaluate the effect of different doses of esketamine compared with the effect of fentanyl on incidence of perioperative hypotension in patients undergoing painless abortion surgery and to explore the optimal esketamine dose for this population. Methods A total of 178 female patients undergoing painless abortion surgery were enrolled to the current study. The patients were aged 18–45 years, had a body mass index (BMI) of 18–28 kg m− 2 and a class I or II physical status as determined using the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) system. Patients were randomly assigned to four groups as follows: group F (n = 45) in which patients underwent intravenous (IV) administration of 1 μg kg− 1 fentanyl followed by IV administration of 2 mg kg− 1 propofol, and group EL, group EM and group EH (n = 45, 44, 44) with patients receiving IV administration of 0.2 mg kg− 1, 0.25 mg kg− 1, 0.3 mg kg− 1 esketamine, respectively, followed by IV administration of 2 mg kg− 1 propofol. The primary outcome of the study was the incidence of hypotension whereas secondary outcomes included incidence of adverse events, perioperative changes of vital signs, anesthesia induction time, recovery time and dischargeable time, propofol addition, as well as patient, surgeon and anesthesiologist satisfaction levels. Results The findings showed that the incidence of hypotension was significantly lower in subjects in group EL, group EM and group EH (0, 0, 0%) relative to the incidence in patients in group F (20%) (χ2 = 19.648; P = 0.000). In this study, the incidence of hypoxia of subjects in group EL, group EM and group EH (0, 2.3, 2.3%) was significantly lower compared with that of patients in group F (11.1%) (χ2 = 8.622; P = 0.035). The findings indicated that the incidence of somatic motor reactions was significantly lower in participants in group EM and group EH (9.1, 4.5%) relative to that of patients in group F and group EL (26.7, 15.6%) (χ2 = 10.254; P = 0.016). The results showed that the incidence of nausea and vomiting and potential psychiatric symptoms were significantly higher in patients in group EH (15.9, 11.4%) compared with that of participants in group F (2.2, 0%), group EL (4.4, 0%) and group EM (2.3, 2.3%) (χ2 = 7.493; P = 0.038 and χ2 = 8.248; P = 0.003). In this study, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) of subjects in group EL, group EM and group EH were more stable compared with that of patients in group F. Frequency of the additional propofol dose was markedly less in group EM and EH (26.7%, 17,8%) compared with that in group F and EL (9.1, 4.5%) (χ2 = 10.254; P = 0.016). The findings indicated that the dischargeable time was significantly shorter for patients in group EM compared with that of subjects in group F, group EL and group EH. Conclusions The findings of the present study showed that single-dose esketamine (0.25 mg kg− 1) effectively decreased incidence of hypotension and total adverse events and reduced the frequency of additional propofol dose required for patients undergoing painless abortion with preservation of physician-patient satisfaction.
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- Jiejuan Chen
- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
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Buser JM. Women's Reproductive Rights Are Global Human Rights. J Transcult Nurs 2022; 33:565-566. [PMID: 35938481 DOI: 10.1177/10436596221118112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Leitao S, O'Shaughnessy E, San Lazaro I, O'Donoghue K. Healthcare professionals and students’ knowledge on termination of pregnancy legislation and clinical practice: a systematic review. SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE 2022; 33:100762. [DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Freeman C. Feeling better: representing abortion in 'feminist' television. CULTURE, HEALTH & SEXUALITY 2022; 24:597-611. [PMID: 33666523 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2021.1874053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Abortion is a common and safe gynaecological procedure. Yet in film and television it is disproportionately represented as risky, violent, requiring hospitalisation, and affecting young, white, wealthy women. This reinforces stigma, fear and misunderstanding surrounding the procedure. While the majority of television storylines still inaccurately portray abortion, a small minority are directly showing abortion and presenting it as a positive decision. This paper analyses four such storylines in the television shows Sex Education, Shrill, GLOW and Euphoria, as well as media discourse around these plotlines, to understand how contemporary, 'feminist' television shows are representing abortion. The paper argues that contemporary television is increasingly representing abortion in an empathetic way that upholds women's choice to access the procedure, but that these portrayals can be read as post-feminist. Individual choice and empowerment are prioritised in these shows at the expense of showing the complex and unequal power structures that affect how women make reproductive choices. 'Feminist' television still prioritises the abortion storylines of young, white women who face no obstacles to abortion access and so the realities of abortion are still not fully represented on screen.
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Tian T, Feng H, Liao X, Su Q, Li Y, Li X. The Efficacy of the Yasmin[Ethinylestradiol-Drospirenone (0.03/3 mg)] Treatment for Postoperative Abortion: A Protocol of Meta-Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:746668. [PMID: 35492367 PMCID: PMC9051018 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.746668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Induced abortion is a universal phenomenon and about 25% of pregnancies in the world end in induced abortion. Induced abortion refers to the use of artificial or drug methods to terminate the pregnancy in the early stage of pregnancy, which is a remedy for failed contraception and accidental pregnancy. Induced abortion means surgical abortion. There are two commonly used methods: negative pressure suction abortion and forceps curettage for induced abortion. Abortion is invasive and it will cause great harm to women's reproductive function. Clinically, there are also cases of re-pregnancy within 3 months after abortion or even re-pregnancy without recovery of menstruation. To improve symptoms and reduce these complications, antibiotics, motherwort, and Yasmin[Ethinylestradiol-Drospirenone (0.03/3 mg)] are clinically used alone or in combination after induced abortion. Methods Data were collected from six databases, including three English databases of Cochrane Library, PubMed and Embase, and three Chinese databases of CNKI, Wanfang, and Weipu. The original indicators of vaginal bleeding, menstrual recovery time, bleeding time, endometrial thickness 21 days after surgery and so on were included, and the incidence of postoperative bleeding less than menstrual volume, menstrual re-fluid time ≤ 37 days, bleeding time ≤ 7 days, re-pregnancy without menstruation, re-pregnancy within 3 months after the operation, the total incidence of postoperative complications were based on the ratio of the number of events in the group to the total number of people in the group reported in the literature. Review Manager 5.4 software was downloaded from the Cochrane website to evaluate the quality of the literature and analyze the results using random or fixed-effects models. The outcome of index data is divided into two types, one is dichotomy, and the other is measurement data. The binary data is expressed by odds ratio (OR), and the measurement data is expressed by mean difference (MD), and the confidence interval of both is 95%. Results After completing this meta-analysis, the results will be available. Conclusion The results will provide reliable data basis for the value of Yasmin combined with antibiotics and Motherwort in postoperative induced abortion. PROSPERO Registration Number CRD42021246764.
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Madaj B, Gopalakrishnan S, Quach A, Filiaci S, Traore A, Bakusa D, Mdegela M, Yousofzai AW, Rahmanzai AJ, Kodindo G, Gami JP, Rostand ND, Kessely H, Addo SA, Abbey M, Sapali M, Omar A, Ernest A, Mtandu R, Agossou A, Ketoh GK, Furtado N, Mangiaterra V, van den Broek N. Where is the 'C' in antenatal care and postnatal care: A multi-country survey of availability of antenatal and postnatal care in low- and middle-income settings. BJOG 2022; 129:1546-1557. [PMID: 35106907 PMCID: PMC9541911 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Objective Antenatal (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) are logical entry points for prevention and treatment of pregnancy‐related illness and to reduce perinatal mortality. We developed signal functions and assessed availability of the essential components of care. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Setting Afghanistan, Chad, Ghana, Tanzania, Togo. Sample Three hundred and twenty‐one healthcare facilities. Methods Fifteen essential components or signal functions of ANC and PNC were identified. Healthcare facility assessment for availability of each component, human resources, equipment, drugs and consumables required to provide each component. Main outcome measure Availability of ANC PNC components. Results Across all countries, healthcare providers are available (median number per facility: 8; interquartile range [IQR] 3–17) with a ratio of 3:1 for secondary versus primary care. Significantly more women attend for ANC than PNC (1668 versus 300 per facility/year). None of the healthcare facilities was able to provide all 15 essential components of ANC and PNC. The majority (>75%) could provide five components: diagnosis and management of syphilis, vaccination to prevent tetanus, BMI assessment, gestational diabetes screening, monitoring newborn growth. In Sub‐Saharan countries, interventions for malaria and HIV (including prevention of mother to child transmission [PMTCT]) were available in 11.7–86.5% of facilities. Prevention and management of TB; assessment of pre‐ or post‐term birth, fetal wellbeing, detection of multiple pregnancy, abnormal lie and presentation; screening and support for mental health and domestic abuse were provided in <25% of facilities. Conclusions Essential components of ANC and PNC are not in place. Focused attention on content is required if perinatal mortality and maternal morbidity during and after pregnancy are to be reduced. Tweetable abstract ANC and PNC are essential care bundles. We identified 15 core components. These are not in place in the majority of LMIC settings. ANC and PNC are essential care bundles. We identified 15 core components. These are not in place in the majority of LMIC settings. Linked article: This article is commented on by Carolyn Paul, pp. 1558–1559 in this issue. To view this minicommentary visit https://doi.org/10.1111/1471‐0528.17113.
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Affiliation(s)
- Barbara Madaj
- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre de Support en Santé Internationale - Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie et Sciences Humaines (CSSI-CRASH), N'Jamena, Chad
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- Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Services, Accra, Ghana
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- Ministry of Health Tanzania Mainland, Dar- es- Salaam, Tanzania
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- Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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- The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), Geneva, Switzerland
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- The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Nynke van den Broek
- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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Fathalla MF. Abortion: Professional responsibility beyond safe healthcare. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2019; 62:1-2. [PMID: 31324522 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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