Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the 2020 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences

Lindberg, Laura Duberstein; VandeVusse, Alicia; Mueller, Jennifer; Kirstein, Marielle

doi:10.1363/2020.31482

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“…While we do not yet know how fertility preferences will change in response to the COVID-19 crisis, it is likely that as a result of the economic downturn and increasing uncertainties, some women and couples who were planning a pregnancy may decide to postpone childbearing to a later period as was already documented for the United States ( Lindberg et al , 2020 ). These changes in childbearing preferences increase the need for family planning methods, and therefore our scenario could underestimate the potential impact of COVID-19.…”

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The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on meeting needs for family planning: a global scenario by contraceptive methods used

2020

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The COVID-19 crisis could leave significant numbers of women and couples without access to essential sexual and reproductive health care. This research note analyses differences in contraceptive method mix across Sustainable Development Goal regions and applies assumed method-specific declines in use (from 0 per cent to 20 per cent) to produce an illustrative scenario of the potential impact of COVID-19 on contraceptive use and on the proportion of the need for family planning satisfied by modern methods. Globally, it had been estimated that 77 per cent of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) would have their need for family planning satisfied with modern contraceptive methods in 2020. However, taking into account the potential impact of COVID-19 on method-specific use, this could fall to 71 per cent, resulting in around 60 million fewer users of modern contraception worldwide in 2020. Overall declines in contraceptive use will depend on the methods used by women and their partners and on the types of disruptions experienced. The analysis concludes with the recommendation that countries should include family planning and reproductive health services in the package of essential services and develop strategies to ensure that women and couples are able to exercise their reproductive rights during the COVID-19 crisis.

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The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on meeting needs for family planning: a global scenario by contraceptive methods used

2020

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“…Notwithstanding, there was an overall reduction in frequency of sexual intercourse during the pandemic ( 14 ). In another study ( n = 2,009) carried out by the Guttmacher Institute in the USA, 40% women reported having changed their plan to not have a child during pandemic ( 16 ). The study also reported that lower-income women (36%) were more likely to have trouble and delays in having access to contraception and birth controls than higher-income women (31%) during the pandemic.…”

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Potential Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Future Birth Rate

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Here, we examine the potential effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on future birth rates. This highly contagious disease originated in China, and rapidly spread worldwide, leading to extensive lockdown policies being implemented globally with the aim of containing the infection rates and its serious attendant consequences. Based on previous extant literature, this paper overviews the potential demographic consequences of the current progressively widespread epidemic on conception and fertility as driven by the data obtained during similar prior incidents. In general, epidemics manifest a common pattern as far as their impact on population, which is remarkably similar to natural disasters, i.e., a steep decline in birth rates followed by gradual increases and then followed by a baby boom. Additionally, we have also depicted how economic conditions, mental health, fear, and mortality may also influence future birth rates.

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“…Thirty-three percent of women reported that they had trouble getting their birth control or had to delay or cancel visiting their healthcare provider for reproductive healthcare. Overall, 23% of women reported thinking more about getting a longer-acting contraceptive method [16]. In light of these findings, a long-lasting, patient-controlled, procedure-free method of contraception is especially relevant in the current climate.…”

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Long-Lasting, Patient-Controlled, Procedure-Free Contraception: A Review of Annovera with a Pharmacist Perspective

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Annovera (segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol vaginal system) is a US Food and Drug Administration FDA-approved long-lasting, reversible contraceptive that is fully administered by the user and does not require a procedure for insertion or removal. The vaginal system is in the shape of a ring and contains low doses of a novel progestin, egesterone acetate, and ethinyl estradiol. It is made of silicone and is fully pliable and flexible. The vaginal system is reusable for 13 cycles, using a 21 days in/7 days out regimen, providing women with the ability to control their fertility. Particularly now during the COVID-19 pandemic when access to contraception has been further reduced, patients may benefit from a method that is both long-lasting and patient-controlled.

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Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the 2020 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences

Cited by 230 publications

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The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on meeting needs for family planning: a global scenario by contraceptive methods used

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on meeting needs for family planning: a global scenario by contraceptive methods used

Potential Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Future Birth Rate

Long-Lasting, Patient-Controlled, Procedure-Free Contraception: A Review of Annovera with a Pharmacist Perspective

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