Surgical abortion service reorganization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a unique experience of attending second trimester D&E procedures under spinal anesthesia as emergency procedures

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic created a massive shift in how health care systems interact with COVID testing for patients. To avoid delay in accessing second trimester surgical abortion at our hospital (St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College) during this pandemic, dilation and evacuat...

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Main Authors: Abraham Fessehaye Sium, Jaclyn M. Grentzer, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III, Sarah Prager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2024.1426859/full