Prevalence of Abortions Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Health Care System.

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presented patients with numerous barriers to accessing health care, including access to reproductive health services. The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence of abortion prior to versus during the COVID-19 pandemic within a large health care system to better understand if patients were able to access abortion care.

Methods: This was a retrospective, data-only cohort study examining the prevalence of abortion among patients aged 15 to 44 within Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) in the first 6 months of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order (April 1 to September 30, 2020) compared with a 6-month period in the year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (April 1 to September 30, 2019).

"They were there because they were pregnant. Which is a really apolitical thing"-Medical student discussions of politics in abortion care in the United States.

Objectives: State abortion policies can vary widely. Geographic location and political climate could influence a medical student's abortion education experience. We compared how medical students training in one permissive and one restrictive state discussed politics in abortion care.

Protecting Access To Abortion During The COVID-19 Pandemic.

Several states attempted to deem abortions nonessential during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving some women with difficult choices.

Effect of contraceptive choice on rapid repeat pregnancy.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of rapid repeat pregnancy (RRP), defined as repeat pregnancy within 18 months of delivery, in a large health system and to determine the impact of contraceptive method on RRP.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Results: The prevalence of RRP among patients who delivered in August 2014 (n=804) was 27.