Judy Kluge (Interviewed by Dan Grossman)
Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health
Jade Maina (interviewed by Dan Grossman)
Conscientious Refusal Evaluation
Week 6 Readings and Resources
Early Pregnancy Loss and Course Conclusions
In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 6 of the Abortion Course.
Videos:
- Oprah’s Next Chapter: Beyonce Opens Up About Her Miscarriage
- Ipas, Unsafe abortion: A neglected crisis in women’s health
Articles in Popular Culture
- Salon: I think she could have died
Academic Literature
- Wallace R, Dehlendorf C, et al. Early pregnancy failure management among family physicians. Fam Med. 2013 Mar; 45(3):173-9.
- Wallace RR, et al. Counseling women with early pregnancy failure: utilizing evidence, preserving preference. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Dec;81(3):454-61.
- Lester F, Benfield N, Fathalla MM. Global women’s health in 2010: Facing the Challenges. 2010 Nov;19(11):2081-9.
General Resources
- Early Pregnancy Loss Resources: www.earlypregnancylossresources.org
- Reproductive Health Access Project:
- ANSIRH: ansirh.org
- Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
- Ipas: www.ipas.org
Week 5 Reading and Resources
Overcoming Obstacles to Abortion Access
In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 5 of the Abortion Course.
Videos:
- Aljazeera America: Timeline: A history of the abortion debate in the United States
Articles in Popular Culture
Academic Literature
- Dehlendorf C, et al. Disparities in abortion rates: a public health approach. Am J Public Health, 2013. 103(10) 1172-9.
- Steinauer JE, et al. Impact of partial participation in integrated family planning training on medical knowledge, patient communication and professionalism. Contraception, 2014. 89(4): 278-85.
- Weitz T, et al. Advancing the scope of practice for advanced practice clinicians: more than a matter of access. Contraception. 2009 Aug; 80(2): 105-7.
General Resources
- ANSIRH: ansirh.org
- Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
- Ipas: ipas.org
- Backline: yourbackline.org
Week 4 Reading and Resources
Abortion After the First Trimester and Obstacles to Accessing Safe Abortion in the US and Worldwide
In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 4 of the Abortion Course.
Videos:
- Dr. Willie Parker, The Complexity of Choice
- Center for Reproductive Rights: In Harm’s Way: The Video Report
Articles in Popular Culture
- Esquire: Meet One of the Only Abortion Providers Left in Mississippi
- Huffington Post: No, Abortion Does not Cause Breast Cancer
Academic Literature
- Kerns J, Vanjani R, Freedman L, Meckstroth K, Drey EA, Steinauer J. Women’s decision making regarding choice of second trimester termination method for pregnancy complications. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.2012:116(3):244-8.
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 135: Second-Trimester Abortion. Obstetrics & Gynecology, June 2013, Vol 121, Issue 6, pg 1394-1406.
- Fox MC, Krajewski CM. Cervical preparation for second-trimester surgical abortion prior to 20 weeks’ gestation: SFP Guideline 2013-14. Contraception. 2014 Feb; 89(2): 75-84.
General Resources
- ANSIRH: ansirh.org
- Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
- Ipas: ipas.org
- Backline: yourbackline.org
Week 3 Readings and Resources
Abortion in the First Trimester
In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 2 of the Abortion Course.
Videos:
- Guttmacher Institute: Contraception in the United States
- Bedsider.org: Real Stories
- Center for Reproductive Rights: Forsaken Lives: The Harmful Impact of the Phillipine Criminal Abortion Ban
Articles in Popular Culture
- I’m having an abortion this weekend”, Salon http://www.salon.com/2014/08/01/im_having_an_abortion_this_weekend/
- “Putting More Restrictions on Abortions Doesn’t Magically Inspire Women to Embrace Their Pregnancies,” Slate http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/07/30/texas_abortion_restrictions_the_texas_abortion_rate_…
- The Worlds Abortion Laws 2014:http://worldabortionlaws.com/map/
Academic Literature
- Grossman D, Baum S, Fuentes L, et al. Change in abortion services after implementation of a restrictive law in Texas. Contraception, 2014
- National Abortion Federation, Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy.
- Ipas (2014), Clinical Updates in Reproductive Health. A. Mark (Ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Ipas.
- Society of Family Planning, Clinical Guidelines
General Resources
- Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
- Ipas: ipas.org
- Women on Waves: womenonwaves.org
- Women on the Web: womenonweb.org
- Bedsider providers: bedsider.org
Week 2 Readings and Resources
Abortion, Professionalism, and Patient-Centered Counseling
In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 1 of the Abortion Course.
Videos:
- Rachel Maddow: Wendy Davis seeks to rouse dormant Democratic giant in Texas
- Vice News, The Fake Abortion Clinics Of America: Misconception
- Motherless: A legacy of loss from illegal abortion. watchmotherless.org
Academic Literature
- Harris L. Recognizing conscience in abortion provision. NEJM. 2012.
- One Hundred Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology. A statement on abortion by 100 professors of obstetrics: 40 years later. AJOG. Sept. 2013. 193-9.
- Perrucci AC. Decision Assessment and Counseling in Abortion Care: Philosophy and Practice. 2012.
Articles in Popular Culture
- Cosmopolitan: In Photos: The Journey to Get an Abortion From Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
- The New York Times: The New Abortion Providers
- USA Today: Where are the Doctors?
- The New York Times Magazine: What happens to women when they are denied abortion
Values Clarifications Workshops resources described in lecture
- Caring for Challenging Patient www.mededportal.org/publication/9701
- National Abortion Federation
- prochoice.org/pubs_research/publications/downloads/professional_education/abortion_option.pdf
- Reproductive Health Access Group www.reproductiveaccess.org/integrating_reprohealth/values_clar.htm
- Ipas https://www.ipas.org/resources/abortion-attitude-transformation-a-values-clarification-toolkit-for-global-audiences
General Resources
- Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
- Ipas: www.ipas.org
- ANSIRH: ansirh.org
- ACCESS: accesswhj.org
D&E Hemorrhage Simulation Clinical Scenario
This clinical scenario uses a low-fidelity simulator to expose learners to a D&E hemorrhage complication, with use of the MamaNatalie Birthing Simulator.
Click to download Post-Abortion Hemorrhage Clinical Scenario Teaching Points (pdf)
Roxanne Jamshidi, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Medicine,
D&E Capstone Experience coupled with Emergency Scenario
In this scenario, a full L&D is simulated using high fidelity techniques. This includes the full use of a NOELLE model, in stirrups, with a technical team that adjusts her vitals and condition to indicate emergency or hemorrhage. We have created a foam gravid uterus that we fill with packaging peanuts.
Click her to download Case Description and Key Teaching Points
Harvard University