Postabortion contraception in Brazil: experience in a reference service during the covid-19 pandemic
Reducing access barriers to highly effective and long-acting contraceptives is an important step towards curbing the rates of unplanned pregnancies. Increasing rates of postabortion IUD use in vulnerable populations and in the context of the pandemic reinforce the importance of the epidemiological surveillance strategy in reducing exposure to preventable risks such as unsafe abortion and managing SRH policy strategies to reduce the maternal mortality rate.
Authors
- Carolina Braga Trabach
- Luiz Francisco Baccaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8837-8061)
- Carina Cordeiro Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-7951)
- Priscilla Brenda Fonseca Dantas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0772-0727)
- Aline Aparecida Junqueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-5580)
- Nélio Neves Veiga-Junior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3977-0817)
- Alisson da Silva Santana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9713-275X)
- Ana Kaori Fecchio Matsubara
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02493-4
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pan American Health Organization