ReviewBMC health services research2008
Experiences of abortion: a narrative review of qualitative studies.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Abortion Experiences and Perspectives Amongst Migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Experiences of UK health-care services for people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic narrative review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2015Pooled it
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- Iranian Women's Experiences of Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion: A Meta-Synthesis Study.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
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- A critical view on using "life not worth living" in the bioethics of assisted reproduction.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2024Article
- Nurse practitioners on 'the leading edge' of medication abortion care: A feminist qualitative approach.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
- The experiences of men following recurrent miscarriage in an Irish tertiary hospital: A qualitative analysis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Continuation of Unintended Pregnancy.The Linacre quarterly · 2019Article
- Self-management of first trimester medical termination of pregnancy: a qualitative study of women's experiences.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2017Article
- Women's embodied experiences of second trimester medical abortion.Feminism & psychology · 2017Article
- 'I am all alone': factors influencing the provision of termination of pregnancy services in two South African provinces.Global health action · 2017Article
- The regulatory cliff edge between contraception and abortion: the legal and moral significance of implantation.Journal of medical ethics · 2015Article
- Embracing post-fertilisation methods of family planning: a call to action.The journal of family planning and reproductive health care · 2013Article
- Latin American women's experiences with medical abortion in settings where abortion is legally restricted.Reproductive health · 2012Review
- Clients' perceptions of the quality of care in Mexico city's public-sector legal abortion program.International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2011Article
- Iranian Azeri women's perceptions of unintended pregnancy: A qualitative study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough abortion or termination of pregnancy (TOP) has become an increasingly normalized component of women's health care over the past forty years, insufficient attention has been paid to women's experiences of surgical or medical methods of TOP.
objectiveTo undertake a narrative review of qualitative studies of women's experiences of TOP and their perspectives on surgical or medical methods.
methodsKeyword searches of Medline, CINAHL, ISI, and IBSS databases. Manual searches of other relevant journals and reference lists of primary articles.
resultsQualitative studies (n = 18) on women's experiences of abortion were identified. Analysis of the results of studies reviewed revealed three main themes: experiential factors that promote or inhibit the choice to seek TOP; experiences of TOP; and experiential aspects of the environment in which TOP takes place.
conclusionWomen's choices about TOP are mainly pragmatic ones that are related to negotiating finite personal and family and emotional resources. Women who are well informed and supported in their choices experience good psychosocial outcomes from TOP. Home TOP using mifepristone appears attractive to women who are concerned about professionals' negative attitudes and lack of privacy in formal healthcare settings but also leads to concerns about management and safety.
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