Attitudes of Scottish abortion care providers towards provision of abortion after 16 weeks' gestation within Scotland

被引:7
作者
Cochrane, Rosemary A. [1 ]
Cameron, Sharon T. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Royal Infirm Edinburgh, Chalmers Ctr Sexual & Reprod Hlth, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Univ Edinburgh, Royal Infirm Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
[3] Univ Edinburgh, Royal Infirm Edinburgh, Dept Reprod & Dev Sci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
关键词
Abortion; Late abortion; Termination of pregnancy; Attitudes; Scotland; Survey; TERMINATION; PREGNANCY;
D O I
10.3109/13625187.2013.775240
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background In Scotland, in contrast to the rest of Great Britain, abortion at gestations over 20 weeks is not provided, and provision of procedures above 16 weeks varies considerably between regions. Women at varying gestations above 16 weeks must travel outside Scotland, usually to England, for the procedure. Objective To determine the views of professionals working within Scottish abortion care about a Scottish late abortion service. Methods Delegates at a meeting for abortion providers in Scotland completed a questionnaire about their views on abortion provision over 16 weeks and their perceived barriers to service provision. Results Of 95 distributed questionnaires, 70 (76%) were analysed. Fifty-six respondents (80%) supported a Scottish late abortion service, ten (14%) would maintain current service arrangements, and five (7%) were undecided. Forty (57%) of the supporters of a Scottish service would prefer a single national service, and 16 (22%) several regional services. Perceived barriers included lack of trained staff (n = 39; 56%), accommodation for the service (n = 34; 48%), and perception of lack of support among senior management (n = 28; 40%). Conclusion The majority of health professionals surveyed who work in Scottish abortion services support provision of abortion beyond 16 weeks within Scotland, and most favour a single national service. Further work on the feasibility of providing this service is required.
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