The exploratory study conducted by CommonHealth aimed to explore and document women’s:
1) need for contraceptive, abortion and maternal care services; 
2) access to contraceptive, abortion and maternal care services; and 
3) experiences with services in the course of the COVID19 pandemic and consequent countrywide lockdown and changes in health system priorities. Keeping geographical representation in bearing, eight Indian states (Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam were covered spanning northern, southern, eastern and central part of India. 

Method: Given the objective of the study, qualitative methods of data collection were deemed appropriate. In-depth interviews conducted with the respondents covering a range of issues. A total of 132 interviews were conducted: 42 with women and 90 with service providers and CSO/NGO staff. This report addresses – impact of COVID-19 on women’s lives, challenges at health system levels, pathways women adopted, and role of NGOs.

Alka Barua. Listening to women: Impact of COVID-19 on abortion services in India. Report of a multi-centric qualitative study in eight states conducted after the first phase of lockdown in 2020. Common Health.