Abortion care in family medicine

Women's satisfaction with abortion care in academic family medicine centers.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The primary study aim was to describe patient satisfaction regarding abortion experiences in urban academic family medicine centers (FMCs). METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 210 women obtaining a first trimester medication or aspiration abortion at four FMCs. The 32-item written survey consisted of multiple choice, open-ended questions and Likert scale...

First trimester procedural abortion in family medicine.

Unintended pregnancy is common, and in the United States almost one-third [corrected] of all women will have at least one abortion during their lifetime. The majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester. Although advances have been made in the provision of medical abortion in the family medicine setting, procedural methods remain the cornerstone of abortion care. We present a step...

Family medicine hospital care.

Family Planning after Abortion

در بسیاری از کشورها، سرویس های بهداشتی مربوط به باروری از نظر خدمات تنظیم خانواده برای زمانی که بخاطر عوارض سقط ناسالم تحت درمان هستند، فعال نمی باشند. این مسأله به میزان زیادی خطر حاملگی ناخواسته بعدی و سقط های ناسالم را افزایش می دهد. محققین، نظرات انجمن کارشناسان را در مورد ارتباط با این خلاء و برخورد واقع بینانه تر با این نیاز اورژانس بیان نمودند. احتمالاً زنانی که یک بار سقط کرده اند بیشتر...

Integrating abortion training into family medicine residency programs.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Family physicians provide many office-based procedures in primary care settings. While first-trimester abortion is a procedure appropriate for and performed by family physicians, few residency programs offer routine training in this skill. This study explored the experience of residency programs that have initiated or are in the process of initiating required abortion ...