Following the Roe v. Wade reversal, obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) practicing in states with abortion bans are at risk for moral distress due to their need to choose between appropriate care for patients and their own legal jeopardy. Through qualitative interviews with OB-GYNs in four states with abortion bans, Dr. Sabbath and her team will aim to describe the impact of changes to clinical practice and subsequent moral distress, identify systems-level practices that can protect against moral distress, and generate recommendations to support personal and professional wellbeing of OB-GYNs in states with abortion bans.
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Moral distress among obstetricians and gynecologists in the post-Roe era
Erika Sabbath, ScD
Boston College
Boston College
Grant Type
Making a Difference
Grant Cycle
fall 2022
Duration
24 months
Amount
$238,310
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Mara Buchbinder et al, Medical uncertainty in the shadow of Dobbs: Treating obstetric complications in a new reproductive frontier, Social Science & Medicine, Mar 2025
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Mara Buchinder & Erika L. Sabbath, Reproductive Healthcare After Dobbs: Rethinking Obstetric Harm in the United States, Medical Anthropology, Dec 2024
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Mara Buchbinder et al., Sources of moral distress among obstetrician-gynecologists after Dobbs: A qualitative, multi-state study, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Dec 2024
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Erika L. Sabbath et al., Are state abortion bans an occupational health hazard for obstetrician-gynaecologists? Findings from a multistate qualitative study, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Oct 2024
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Erika L. Sabbath et al., US Obstetrician-Gynecologists' Perceived Impacts of Post–Dobbs v Jackson State Abortion Bans, JAMA Network Open, Jan 2024
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