Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Delays in and Barriers to Abortion

Carly M Dahl; Ashley Turner; Cayla Bales; Lindsay Cheu; Avni Singh; Allison Cowett; Leanne McCloskey

doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004569

Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Delays in and Barriers to Abortion

Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Nov 1;138(5):805-808. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004569.

Authors

Carly M Dahl¹, Ashley Turner, Cayla Bales, Lindsay Cheu, Avni Singh, Allison Cowett, Leanne McCloskey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and Family Planning Associates, Chicago Illinois.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is associated with delays in and barriers to accessing abortion, which are associated with higher gestational ages at the time of abortion.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Abortion, Induced* / economics
Abortion, Induced* / methods
Abortion, Induced* / psychology
Abortion, Induced* / statistics & numerical data
Adult
Age Factors
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Communication Barriers*
Ethnicity
Female
Gestational Age
Health Services Accessibility* / organization & administration
Health Services Accessibility* / standards
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / ethnology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2
Socioeconomic Factors
Time-to-Treatment / statistics & numerical data*
United States / epidemiology