Now is the time: a call for increased access to contraception and safe abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Jul;5(7):e003175. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003175.

Authors

Manisha Kumar¹, Maura Daly², Eva De Plecker³, Christine Jamet⁴, Melissa McRae², Aine Markham⁴, Carolina Batista⁵

Affiliations

¹ Medecins Sans Frontieres Operational Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands manisha.kumar@amsterdam.msf.org.
² Medecins Sans Frontieres Operational Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Medecins Sans Frontieres, Bruxelles, Belgium.
⁴ Medecins Sans Frontieres, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁵ Medecins Sans Frontieres, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: health systems; maternal health; obstetrics; public health.

MeSH terms

Abortion, Induced*
Adolescent
Adult
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Contraceptive Agents / supply & distribution*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Developing Countries
Female
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pregnancy
Reproductive Health*
SARS-CoV-2
Women's Health Services / standards*

Substances

Contraceptive Agents