Results
In total, 52,142 medical abortions were provided during the study
period; 22,158 in the traditional pathway and 29,984 in the
telemedicine-hybrid cohort. Among those that took place in the
telemedicine-hybrid cohort, 18,435 (61%) were provided entirely via
telemedicine and 11,549 (39%) were provided in- person. Our sample
represents 85% of the total number of medical abortions performed in
England and Wales during the study period.(21) The clinical and
demographic characteristics of patients in the two cohorts are described
in Table 1.