Abortion Aftercare Resource Booklet
for providers to give their patients
This booklet is comprised of information and resources to support Indigenous people after an abortion. It covers topics like symptom management and emotional well-being.
There’s a full-length version of this booklet, that offers resources for the entire abortion journey, available to abortion seekers on our website.
How to use this Resource Booklet
This booklet is a tailored resource designed to support Indigenous patients through all aspects of abortion recovery—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It’s available in English and French for providers to download, print, and share with patients.
If printing funds are limited, consider printing a single copy for your facility’s waiting room. The first page of the booklet includes our website link, which patients can use to access the online version.
English Booklet
There are two versions of this booklet below: one with a bleed and one without. A bleed refers to the extra space around the perimeter of the design. It ensures that the pages can be printed and trimmed to the desired finished size.
Usually, commercial printers prefer a bleed. In this case, please note that with the bleed, these booklets print to 5.5” x 8.5”.
Brochure en français
Il existe deux versions de ce livret ci-dessous, l'une avec fond perdu et l'autre sans. Le fond perdu désigne l'espace supplémentaire autour du périmètre du motif. Il permet de s'assurer que les pages peuvent être imprimées et rognées à leur taille finale.
En général, les imprimeurs commerciaux préfèrent le fond perdu. Le cas échéant, vous pouvez indiquer qu'avec le fond perdu, ces livrets s'impriment au format 5,5” x 8,5”.
Purpose
Why this booklet
Our research showed us that Indigenous people often experience limited support following an abortion. We frequently heard from participants how they navigated their recovery without adequate information on how to manage symptoms or when medical attention was needed.
We made this booklet to promote wholistic post-abortion support that attends to all aspects of recovery, including emotional and spiritual. We created a shorter version of the Honouring Your Journey booklet, focused on abortion aftercare, to make Indigenous-specific resources more accessible to providers and their patients.