PREGNANCY RECOGNITION: WHICH ABORTION PATIENTS KNEW BEFORE SIX WEEKS?

IF 2.8 2区医学 Q1 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Contraception Pub Date : 2024-10-07 DOI:10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110619

DW Chiu, A Braccia, A Cartwright, RK Jones

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Abstract

Objectives

We aimed to examine characteristics of abortion patients who found out they were pregnant before six weeks’ gestation.

Methods

We used the 2021–2022 Abortion Patient Survey (n=6,698) to analyze the question “About how many weeks pregnant were you when you found out you were pregnant?” We examined characteristics associated with respondents who found out <6 weeks and at 6–12 weeks, including when we excluded respondents who obtained abortions in Texas under a six-week ban (Senate Bill 8 (SB8)) (n=546).

Results

64% of all respondents found out they were pregnant before six weeks, and this proportion was similar when respondents who obtained abortions under SB8 were excluded (62%). Respondents who found out they were pregnant <6 weeks were 30 years or older, married, had private insurance coverage, and had higher incomes. As compared to those who found out at 6-12 weeks gestation, those who found out before six weeks were less likely to report delays to care because they did not know they were pregnant or coming up with the money and more likely to report delays because they were not far enough along. Respondents who found out they were pregnant before six weeks more often reported they chose the clinic they went to because it offered medication abortion.

Conclusions

Respondents who found out they were pregnant <6 weeks were more resourced and had more support systems in place. Six week bans on abortions further disadvantage those with fewer resources from getting abortion care.

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妊娠识别：哪些流产患者在六周前就知道自己怀孕了？

方法我们使用 2021-2022 年人工流产患者调查（n=6698）来分析 "您发现自己怀孕时大约怀孕几周？"这一问题。我们研究了发现怀孕 6 周和 6-12 周的受访者的相关特征，包括排除在德克萨斯州根据 6 周禁令（第 8 号参议院法案 (SB8)）进行堕胎的受访者（n=546）。发现自己怀孕 6 周的受访者年龄在 30 岁或以上，已婚，有私人保险，收入较高。与那些在怀孕 6-12 周时发现自己怀孕的受访者相比，那些在怀孕 6 周前发现自己怀孕的受访者不太可能报告因为不知道自己怀孕或拿不出钱而延误了治疗，而更有可能报告因为怀孕时间不够长而延误了治疗。在六周前发现自己怀孕的受访者更多地表示，她们选择去诊所是因为那里提供药物流产。禁止堕胎六周的规定使那些资源较少的人在获得堕胎护理方面处于更加不利的地位。

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Contraception 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

17.20%

发文量

211

审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： Contraception has an open access mirror journal Contraception: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. The journal Contraception wishes to advance reproductive health through the rapid publication of the best and most interesting new scholarship regarding contraception and related fields such as abortion. The journal welcomes manuscripts from investigators working in the laboratory, clinical and social sciences, as well as public health and health professions education.