Mate Whenua
Update June 2025
We have completed recruitment for Mate Whenua and will not be recruiting any further participants.
We thank everyone involved for their time and efforts in participating in this important research.
Results are expected mid-2026, check back here for updates.
Following up after early medical abortion (EMA) ensures the process worked and you are no longer pregnant. Is there a wāhine- and whānau centred approach to follow up?
This research study will help find this out by comparing two methods of follow up:
Play the video below to find out more about participating in the trial.
Find out more about the study
Why compare the blood test & urine test?
What will I be asked to do in the study?
Read the Participant Information Sheet
This study has received full ethics approval from HDEC, reference 13189. Approval received: 15th June, 2023.