ArticleThe Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology2022
Views and practice of abortion among Queensland midwives and sexual health nurses.
Article in The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Factors that affect the provision of medical abortion services in Australian primary care: a mixed methods systematic review.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Pooled it
- Experiences and Perceptions of Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives Providing Abortion Care in Australia: A Scoping Review.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2026Article
- Residents Navigating Moral Distress After theO&G open · 2025Article
- Experiences and Lessons Learned Implementing Abortion Services at an Australian Sexual and Reproductive Health Service: A Mixed-Methods Study Using Normalisation Process Theory.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundA significant barrier to the access of safe abortion is the lack of trained abortion providers. Recent studies show that with appropriate education, nurses and midwives can provide abortions as safely as medical practitioners.
aimsTo examine the attitudes and practices of registered midwives (RMs) and sexual health nurses (SHNs) in Queensland toward abortion. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional mixed-methods questionnaire was distributed to RMs and SHNs from the Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Union. Data were described and analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively.
resultsThere was a 20% response rate (n = 624) to the survey from the overall study population. There were 53.5% who reported they would support the provision of abortion in any situation at all; 7.4% held views based on religion or conscience that would make them completely opposed to abortion. There were 92.9% who felt that education surrounding abortion should be part of the core curriculum for midwifery and/or nursing students in Australia. The qualitative responses demonstrated a variety of views and suggestions regarding the practice of abortion.
conclusionsThere was a wide variation in views toward induced abortion from RMs and SHNs in Queensland. While a proportion of respondents opposed abortion in most circumstances, a significant group was in support of abortion in any situation and felt involvement in initiating and/or performing abortion would be within the scope of RMs and SHNs.
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