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A meta-ethnography on the experience and psychosocial implications of providing abortion care

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  • Mills, Lisa
  • Watermeyer, Jennifer

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Challenges unique to abortion care have negative implications for access to safe abortion and the psychosocial well-being of healthcare providers. A deeper understanding of the experience of providing abortion care can inform responsive interventions toward supporting abortion providers and strengthening health systems.

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  • Mills, Lisa & Watermeyer, Jennifer, 2023. "A meta-ethnography on the experience and psychosocial implications of providing abortion care," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 328(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:328:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623003210
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115964
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