Experiences of abortion: a narrative review of qualitative studies
Lie, Mabel L.S., Robson, Stephen C. and May, Carl R. (2008) Experiences of abortion: a narrative review of qualitative studies. BMC Health Services Research, 8, (1), 150. (doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-150).
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Background: Although 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.
Objective: To undertake a narrative review of qualitative studies of women's experiences of TOP and their perspectives on surgical or medical methods.
Methods: Keyword searches of Medline, CINAHL, ISI, and IBSS databases. Manual searches of other relevant journals and reference lists of primary articles.
Results: Qualitative 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.
Conclusion: Women's choices about TOP are mainly pragmatic ones are related to negotiating finite personal and family and emotional resources. Women who are well informed and supported in their
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0141-9889 (print) 1467-9566 (electronic) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Health Sciences |
| Item ID: | 163583 |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2010 12:59 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 07:53 |
| Contributors: | Lie, Mabel L.S. (Author) Robson, Stephen C. (Author) May, Carl R. (Author) |
| Date: | 17 July 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/163583 |
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