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Nov 04

Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit

The Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction wishes to promote the overall health and well-being of pregnant people who use substances and their families. This resource from, the Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction, was created for pregnant and parenting people who use drugs, their loved ones, and their service providers. You can use this information to understand your rights, access services, and find high-quality, evidence-based care. This toolkit was a special collaboration with National Harm Reduction Coalition.

Nov 03

Contraception: Updates on the Evidence

This presentation is a teaching tool was created for a clinical audience to demonstrate how to use WHO/CDC categories for eligibility, how to counsel patients about contraceptive efficacy for successful prevention of unintended pregnancy and to address systems practices which can affect contraceptive initiation and continuation rates.

Oct 25

Insights: Options Counseling in Restricted Abortion Access States

Written by Stephanie Mischell The current legal landscape of abortion care is varied and hostile. As more states ban or restrict abortion access, patients are facing more stigma and misinformation when navigating abortion care than ever. As clinicians, it is our duty to advocate for patients by providing nonjudgmental and compassionate options counseling, and accurate…

Oct 18

Contraceptive Pearl: Hormonal IUDs

Written by Samantha Glass Hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) have been in use for over thirty years. Levonorgestrel-IUDs prevent pregnancy primarily by inducing a sterile inflammatory response in the uterus that is toxic to sperm and ova, with additional hormonal effects on the endometrium and cervical mucus. There are various hormonal IUD options that are effective…