Medicaid and fulfillment of desired postpartum sterilization
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Medicaid policy on sterilization--anachronistic or still relevant?
F sterilization, typically accomplished by means of tubal ligation, is a widely used method of contraception that is highly effective at preventing unintended pregnancy. Yet there appears to be unmet demand for the procedure in certain segments of the U.S. population.1 Specifically, low-income women and women from minority racial and ethnic groups may face substantial system-level barriers to o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Contraception
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0010-7824
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.02.012