Add to ORKGOne-third of women in the UK will have an abortion before their 45th birthday. Yet the midwife’s role in pregnancy choice counselling, abortion provision and support of women’s decisions remains a taboo. This opinion piece calls for an open conversation around termination of pregnancy and a better understanding among midwives of abortion as a medical procedure. Recognising the global impact of unsafe abortion, the author rallies the midwifery profession to take a clear pro-choice stance and demand the decriminalisation of abortion in the UK
'This article suggests that the recent case of Jepson v The Chief Constable of West Mercia Police Co...
Patient choice of medical or surgical abortion is a standard of quality abortion care, but the choic...
In this paper, we present two grounds for arguing that abortion should be decriminalised. First, we ...
Background: Despite the right for health professionals to abstain from providing abortion services e...
This article reviews literature from a number of disciplines in order to provide an explanation of t...
This paper analyses the poor alignment of the aging statutory framework and modern understandings of...
Traditionally, the role of midwives has been to be with women throughout the pregnancy continuum, fr...
Introduction: The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) represents 132 midwifery association...
Key message points - Most women reach a decision to have an abortion rapidly. - Most women have r...
Background: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
Background: A significant barrier to the access of safe abortion is the lack of trained abortion pr...
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We undertook a systematic scoping review of literature on nursing or midwifery ...
Background: Voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) is influenced by ethical convictions, religious...
Abstract: How do abortion providers determine how late in pregnancy they will provide abortion servi...
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
'This article suggests that the recent case of Jepson v The Chief Constable of West Mercia Police Co...
Patient choice of medical or surgical abortion is a standard of quality abortion care, but the choic...
In this paper, we present two grounds for arguing that abortion should be decriminalised. First, we ...
Background: Despite the right for health professionals to abstain from providing abortion services e...
This article reviews literature from a number of disciplines in order to provide an explanation of t...
This paper analyses the poor alignment of the aging statutory framework and modern understandings of...
Traditionally, the role of midwives has been to be with women throughout the pregnancy continuum, fr...
Introduction: The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) represents 132 midwifery association...
Key message points - Most women reach a decision to have an abortion rapidly. - Most women have r...
Background: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
Background: A significant barrier to the access of safe abortion is the lack of trained abortion pr...
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We undertook a systematic scoping review of literature on nursing or midwifery ...
Background: Voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) is influenced by ethical convictions, religious...
Abstract: How do abortion providers determine how late in pregnancy they will provide abortion servi...
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
'This article suggests that the recent case of Jepson v The Chief Constable of West Mercia Police Co...
Patient choice of medical or surgical abortion is a standard of quality abortion care, but the choic...
In this paper, we present two grounds for arguing that abortion should be decriminalised. First, we ...