Communication and Counseling Preferences of Women Who Chose Abortion During Adolescence: A Qualitative Study.

Study Objective: As part of a larger study about pregnancy options counseling with adolescents, we interviewed women in the United States who chose abortion during adolescence about preferences and experiences regarding communication from healthcare professionals during abortion care.

Design, Setting, And Participants: We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with women ages 18-35 years old who were pregnant before age 20 years old and chose abortion. We recruited participants through social media, a research registry, and flyers in healthcare facilities.

Structured Engagement of Community Partners to Revise a Pregnancy Options Counseling Curriculum for Pediatric Residents.

Objective: The engagement of community partners, including patients, is increasingly recognized as important in developing medical education curricula. Structured methodology for partner engagement in curriculum development is lacking in the existing literature. This article describes a structured approach to engaging community partners to provide input on revising a curriculum for pediatric residents about pregnancy options counseling with adolescents.

Preferences and Experiences Regarding Pregnancy Options Counseling in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: Perspectives of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) experiencing pregnancy options counseling (POC) are absent from the literature. This study explores AYA experiences and preferences related to POC to inform best practice guidelines.

Methods: We conducted semistructured phone interviews in 2020-2021 among US-based individuals, 18-35 years old, who experienced a pregnancy less than 20 years of age.

Health Care and Adoption Service Experiences of People Who Placed Children for Adoption During Adolescence: A Qualitative Study.

Study Objective: To understand the perspectives of people who placed children for adoption during adolescence DESIGN: We conducted qualitative interviews with adults who placed children for adoption during adolescence. We recruited participants through social media and two adoption-related organizations. We audio-recorded and transcribed interviews.

Are Illinois Contraceptive Providers Comfortable Providing Care to Adolescents? Results From a Statewide Provider Needs Assessment.

Objectives: Legislation allows adolescents to access comprehensive contraceptive care; however, provider practices remain unclear. We examined predictors of provider knowledge and comfort surrounding the provision of contraceptive care to adolescents.

Methods: We mailed a survey to Illinois contraceptive providers (n = 251).

Exploring Illinois contraceptive providers' interest in medication abortion training.

Objectives: To explore Illinois contraceptive providers' interest in medication abortion training.

Study Design: We surveyed Illinois contraceptive providers to explore associations between interest in medication abortion training and provider, practice, and patient variables.

Results: Of 1040 reachable, eligible contacts, 251 responded to the survey (24% response rate) and more than half (56%) expressed interest in medication abortion training.

Provider and Patient Perspectives on a New Tangible Decision Aid Tool to Support Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling with Adolescents and Young Adults.

Study Objective: Despite the benefits of patient-centered contraceptive care, many adolescents and young adults do not receive such care. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate Hello Options, a tangible decision aid to support patient-centered contraceptive counseling with adolescents and young adults in a clinic setting. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, INTERVENTION, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Hello Options is a contraceptive counseling decision aid tool (hereafter referred to as "the Tool") that allows patients to see and feel life-size "tangible" models of the range of contraceptive methods.

Dual use of condoms with other contraceptive methods among adolescents and young women in the United States.

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with dual method use (i.e., condom with hormonal contraception or an intrauterine device) among adolescents and young women in the United States.

When can a woman have an intrauterine device inserted? A systematic review.

Background: Intrauterine device (IUD) insertion during menses may be viewed as preferable by some providers, as it provides reassurance that the woman is not pregnant. However, this practice may result in unnecessary inconvenience and cost to women. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the evidence for the effect of inserting IUDs on different days of the menstrual cycle on contraceptive continuation, effectiveness and safety.

Impact of fetal death reporting requirements on early neonatal and fetal mortality rates and racial disparities.

Objective: Racial disparities in infant and neonatal mortality vary substantially across the U.S. with some states experiencing wider disparities than others.

Brain damage in preterm newborns and maternal medication: the ELGAN Study.

Objective: We sought to evaluate the association between maternal medication use during pregnancy and cerebral white matter damage and cerebral palsy (CP) among very preterm infants.

Study Design: This analysis of data from the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns (ELGAN) Study included 877 infants born <28 weeks' gestation. Mothers were interviewed, charts were reviewed, placentas were cultured and assessed histologically, and children were evaluated at 24 months corrected age.

The effect of body mass index and weight change on epithelial ovarian cancer survival in younger women: a long-term follow-up study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and epithelial ovarian cancer survival among young women.

Methods: We conducted a cohort analysis of 425 women aged 20-54 years with incident epithelial ovarian cancer enrolled during 1980-1982 in Cancer and Steroid Hormone (CASH), a population-based, case-control study. Participants' vital status was ascertained though linkage with the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program.

Health care provider attitudes and practices related to intrauterine devices for nulliparous women.

Objective: To examine predictors of health care providers perceiving intrauterine devices (IUDs) as unsafe for nulliparous women and of infrequent provision of IUDs to nulliparous women.

Methods: We analyzed questionnaire data obtained during December 2009 to March 2010 from 635 office-based providers (physicians) and 1,323 Title X clinic providers (physicians, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and nurses). Using multivariable logistic regression, we estimated adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the associations between patient, health care provider, and clinic and practice variables and provider misconceptions about the safety of IUDs for nulliparous women and with infrequent IUD provision.