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Person-centered

Person-centeredness, defined as a focus on an individual person’s needs, values, and preferences, is among the essential domains of health care quality.29 

Advancing equity and minimizing harm necessitate providing SRH care in a person-centered framework by orienting the clinical team to everyone’s unique life context, preferences, and social and structural realities. Respect for individual autonomy is critical, including the right to use or not use contraception, select or decline recommended screening tests, or pursue any preferred pregnancy option.30

Resources for Providers

Beyond Same-Day Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Access: A Person-Centered Framework for Advancing High-Quality, Equitable Contraceptive Care
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Person-Centered Care
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Guidance: Adopting a Patient-Centered Approach to Sexual Health
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New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
  • 29

    Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century National Academies Press; 2001.

  • 30Cadena DS, Chaudhri A, Scott C. Contraceptive care using reproductive justice principles: beyond access. American Journal of Public Health 2022;112(S5):S494-S499.