Background Contraceptive counselling is an essential element of induced abortion services
but concerns remain about its effectiveness. Objective The issues that influence peri …

Introduction It is of great importance for repeat unwanted pregnancies to be prevented rather
than aborted. We therefore sought to: determine the reasons for contraceptive failure in …

Objective The value of mandatory pre-abortion counselling for women seeking abortions
has been repeatedly questioned. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives and …

Objective Secondary care services are struggling to manage demand for induced abortion,
but less is known about what scope exists to improve the primary care of women requiring …

Objective To examine experiences of contraceptive care from the perspective of health
professionals and women seeking abortion, in the contexts of hospital gynaecology …

Objectives: A substantial proportion of women who undergo an abortion continue afterwards
without switching to more effective contraceptive use. Many subsequently have repeat …

Background A 'fast-track'referral system for intrauterine contraception was established in
2007 between the medical abortion service at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the …

Post‐abortion contraception enables women to effectively manage their fertility to prevent
unintended pregnancies. Using data from population‐based surveys of women aged 15–49 …

BACKGROUND: One in four abortions in the UK is undertaken for women who have had
one before. Women undergoing abortion in Edinburgh were targeted for improved …

Background To describe the impact of the post-abortion family planning counseling in
bringing about the contraceptive usage in women who had induced abortion in a family …