Racism persists in contraceptive care
By Bixby Center on
In a study led by Yasaman Zia, PhD, researchers interviewed contraceptive providers around the country and identified 3 main themes of contemporary racism among contraceptive care providers. 
SF Pregnancy Family Village offers promising model for person-centered, anti-racist care
Why this Little-Known Birth Control Option Deserves More Attention
By Victoria Colliver on
This study is the first to document the barriers that prevent widespread U.S. adoption of self-administered injectable contraception.
Social networks can help spread information about infant HIV testing
By Bixby Center on
A new paper led by Alison Comfort, PhD, and colleagues in Uganda and the US explored whether having social ties to people who knew when babies should be tested for HIV was linked to a person’s knowledge about early infant testing. 
Contraceptive providers show bias toward transgender patients
By Bixby Center on
A new paper led by Yasaman Zia, PhD, used interviews with healthcare providers across the US to understand bias in contraceptive providers’ attitudes toward and interactions with transgender and gender diverse patients.
Intimate partner violence linked to delays in contraceptive care
By Bixby Center on
A new paper from Beyond the Pill shows that among young community college women in California and Texas, experiencing IPV is linked with delays in getting the contraception they wanted.Clinicians don’t feel confident helping adolescents get abortion care
Young women have a range of feelings about pregnancy
