Abortion care in a pandemic: an analysis of the number and social profile of people requesting and receiving abortion care during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 16 to June 14, 2020) in Flanders, Belgium

Abortion care in a pandemic: an analysis of the number and social profile of people requesting and receiving abortion care during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 16 to June 14, 2020) in Flanders, Belgium

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the national COVID-19 measures might have increased potential barriers to abortion care and created new ones, especially for vulnerable groups. This study documents the impact of the pandemic and the lockdown measures on the profile of people going throu...

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Main Authors: Leen De Kort, Jonas Wood, Edwin Wouters, Sarah Van de Velde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
Abortion
Belgium
Reproductive health
Healthcare services
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00665-6

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