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August 18, 2025Sexual and Reproductive Health MattersOpen Access

Midwives as agents of change: a qualitative analysis of midwives’ experiences with abortion care provision in Canada

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CMCristina A. MattisonVPV PerraultAHAgnes Hibbert

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Overview

Qualitative analysis explores midwives' experiences with abortion care in Canada, highlighting barriers and facilitators to access.

Key Points

  • Midwives are crucial in providing abortion care despite regulatory constraints in health systems, indicating the need for systemic changes.
  • Qualitative data from 25 interviews and focus groups reveal significant barriers such as funding issues and regulatory restrictions for midwives.
  • Reflexive thematic analysis unveils how midwives advance reproductive justice while delivering culturally safe, client-centered care to underserved communities.
  • Findings suggest that optimizing midwives' roles can improve access to abortion care, influencing policies for reproductive rights in Canada and globally.

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Mattison et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2edecf1dd9ea359e63c9https://doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2025.2548657
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