Comparison 1. Mid‐level providers versus doctors.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Failure/incomplete surgical abortion (RCTs)	1	2789	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	2.97 [0.21, 41.82]
2 Failure/incomplete surgical abortion (observational studies)	3	13715	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.25 [1.38, 3.68]
3 Complications: surgical abortion (RCTs)	1	2789	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.17, 5.70]
4 Complications: surgical abortion (observational studies)	3	13715	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.38 [0.70, 2.72]
5 Failure/incomplete abortion and complications: surgical abortion (RCTs)	1	2789	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	3.07 [0.16, 59.08]
6 Total failures/incomplete abortion and complications: surgical abortion (observational)	4	16173	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.36 [0.86, 2.14]
7 Failure/incomplete medical abortion (RCTs)	2	1892	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.81 [0.48, 1.36]
8 Failure/incomplete medical abortion (Jejeebhoy 2012) (observational)	1	1164	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.63, 1.88]