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Sarah Munro

ResearcherFamily PracticeUniversity of British Columbia

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Sarah Munro

Researcher

Family Practice

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

118

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Research

Abortion Interviews Linked Health Administrative Data Analysis Rural And Remote Health Care Shared Decision Making Health Equity Chart Review Clinical Care Guidelines

Latest papers

Factors that influence care for second and third trimester termination of pregnancy for medical reasons in Canada: A qualitative investigation.
PloS one · 2026
Newcomer youth's access to contraception care in Canada: A scoping review of qualitative evidence.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author
How integrated knowledge translation worked to reduce federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation.
Implementation science communications · 2025 · first author

All 54 publications

Latest funding

Trauma-Informed Care Guidelines for Virtual Abortion Services (TICG-VAS)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$374,851
Biologic basis of contraceptive choice associated ovarian cancer risk: from populations through cells to action
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000
"How far is too far?" Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services.
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 14 grants and awards

54 publications.

Factors that influence care for second and third trimester termination of pregnancy for medical reasons in Canada: A qualitative investigation.

Ennis M, Lavoie-Lebel E, Renner R, Munro S, Barone C, Ilott E, Chisholm J, Dineley B, Knutzen L, Robertson J, Liauw J

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349167 PMID: 42139230

Newcomer youth's access to contraception care in Canada: A scoping review of qualitative evidence.

Khan Z, Olure B, Paller V, Munro S

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327997 PMID: 40758688

How integrated knowledge translation worked to reduce federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation.

Munro S, Wahl K, Dunn S, Devane C, Li LC, Norman WV

Implementation science communications2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-025-00694-0 PMID: 39901300

Trust, autonomy, and informed consent: a qualitative investigation of youth experiences accessing contraception in Canada.

Munro S, Ennis M, Jacob K, Olure B, Khan Z, Seiyad H, Arhinson A, Abramson R, Paller V, Carson A, Hoopes AJ, Norman WV, Di Meglio G

Sexual and reproductive health matters2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2026.2678063 PMID: 42220251

Provision of care to diverse populations: results from the 2019 Canadian Abortion Provider Survey.

Ennis M, Renner R, Olure B, Begun S, Norman WV, Munro S

BMJ sexual & reproductive health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202175 PMID: 38729768

User-Centered Development of a Patient Decision Aid for Choice of Early Abortion Method: Multi-Cycle Mixed Methods Study.

Wahl KJ, Brooks M, Trenaman L, Desjardins-Lorimer K, Bell CM, Chokmorova N, Segall R, Syring J, Williams A, Li LC, Norman WV, Munro S

Journal of medical Internet research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/48793 PMID: 38625731

Expectant Parents' Preferences for Teaching by Texting: Development and Usability Study of SmartMom.

Murray JB, Sharp A, Munro S, Janssen PA

JMIR formative research2023

DOI: 10.2196/44661 PMID: 37071451

Experience of stigma and harassment among respondents to the 2019 Canadian abortion provider survey.

Ennis M, Renner RM, Olure B, Norman WV, Begun S, Martin L, Harris LH, Kean L, Seewald M, Munro S

Contraception2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110083 PMID: 37263373

The financial burden of accessing care for people with scleroderma in Canada: a patient-oriented, cross-sectional survey.

Trenaman L, Kaal KJ, Laba TL, Safari A, Aguiar M, Burch T, Beckett J, Munro S, Hudson M, Harrison M

CMAJ open2023

DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220227 PMID: 37437955

Pregnancy intentions of young women in Canada in the era of climate change: a qualitative auto-photography study.

Smith DM, Sales J, Williams A, Munro S

BMC public health2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15674-z PMID: 37098525

Trauma-Informed Care Guidelines for Virtual Abortion Services (TICG-VAS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Abdulai, Abdul-Fatawu; Norman, Wendy V

Keywords: Abortion; Digital Health; Health Equity; Trauma-Informed Care; Virtual Care Technologies

$374,851

Biologic basis of contraceptive choice associated ovarian cancer risk: from populations through cells to action

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention - Cancer in Women

Principal investigators: Huntsman, David G; Cook, Jocelynn L; Hanley, Gillian E; Norman, Wendy V

Keywords: Fallopian Tube Pathophysiology; High-Grade Serous Cancer; Hormonal Contraceptives; Integrated Knowledge Mobilization; Molecular Pathology; Ovarian Cancer¿Prevention; Population-Based Data; Precision Contraception; Risk-Modeling; Shared Decision-Making

$2,000,000

"How far is too far?" Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services.

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Norman, Wendy V; Henry, Bonnie J; Munro, Sarah B; Schummers, Laura

Keywords: Abortion; Chart Review; Clinical Care Guidelines; Interviews; Linked Health Administrative Data Analysis; Rural And Remote Health Care; Shared Decision Making; Systematic Review

$100,000

"How far is too far?" Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Norman, Wendy V; Henry, Bonnie J; Munro, Sarah B; Schummers, Laura

Keywords: Abortion; Case-Control Study; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Emergency Care; Interviews; Linked Health Administrative Data Analysis; Rural And Remote Health Care; Shared Decision Making

$2,927,508

Teaching by Texting to Promote Health Behaviours in Pregnancy

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Janssen, Patricia A

Keywords: Health Promotion; Indigenous; Mhealth; Perinatal Outcomes; Population Health; Prenatal Education; Preterm Birth; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rural And Remote Health; Texting

$562,275

Storytelling about Options and Reproductive access for Youth (The STORY Project): A Pan-Canadian Integrated Knowledge Translation Study to Improve Contraception Health Services

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Munro, Sarah B; Di Meglio, Giuseppina; Norman, Wendy V

Keywords: Access To Care; Contraception; Health Equity; Health Service Providers; Health Systems; Pregnancy Prevention; Sexual Health Services; Youth Health

$749,700

Improving access to family planning services for Indigenous peoples through storytelling

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Munro, Sarah B; Jubinville, Danette S; Kelly, Miranda D; Malhotra, Unjali

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Cultural Safety; Family Planning; Health Equity; Health Service Access; Indigenous Knowledge Translation; Indigenous Peoples' Health And Wellbeing

$715,275

Teaching by Texting to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Pregnancy

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Healthy pregnancy/early child dev. in Indigenous contexts

Principal investigators: Janssen, Patricia A

Keywords: Health Promotion; Indigenous; Mhealth; Perinatal Outcomes; Population Health; Prenatal Education; Preterm Birth; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rural And Remote Health; Texting

$100,000

The CART Mife-Outcomes study: Relating Canada's unique mifepristone regulations to health system events, costs and access to abortion, using linked health administrative data.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Norman, Wendy V; Henry, Bonnie J; McGrail, Kimberlyn M

Keywords: Drug Policy Research; Family Planning; Health Economic Analyses; Health Equity; Health Research Capacity Building; Health Services Access; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Inter-Jurisdictional Health System And Service Comparison; Linked Health Administrative Data Analysis; Population Health Research

$524,024

The CART Canadian NP mifepristone implementation study

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Norman, Wendy V; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Roussel, Josette

Keywords: Access To Care; Family Planning; Health Equity; Health Policy, Systems And Services; Implementation Research; Inter-Jurisdictional Comparisons; Interdisciplinary Team; Medical Abortion; Mifepristone; Nurse Practitioner

$481,950

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Sarah Munro

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Factors that influence care for second and third trimester termination of pregnancy for medical reasons in Canada: A qualitative investigation.

Newcomer youth's access to contraception care in Canada: A scoping review of qualitative evidence.

How integrated knowledge translation worked to reduce federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation.

Trust, autonomy, and informed consent: a qualitative investigation of youth experiences accessing contraception in Canada.

Provision of care to diverse populations: results from the 2019 Canadian Abortion Provider Survey.

User-Centered Development of a Patient Decision Aid for Choice of Early Abortion Method: Multi-Cycle Mixed Methods Study.

Expectant Parents' Preferences for Teaching by Texting: Development and Usability Study of SmartMom.

Experience of stigma and harassment among respondents to the 2019 Canadian abortion provider survey.

The financial burden of accessing care for people with scleroderma in Canada: a patient-oriented, cross-sectional survey.

Pregnancy intentions of young women in Canada in the era of climate change: a qualitative auto-photography study.

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