CRRC Publications

2024

Whitehouse KC, Lohr PA, Reynolds-Wright J, Lord J, Robson S, Masters T, Neubauer Y, Kingsley L, Cameron S. Optimising Anti-D Use: Revisiting Guidelines for First Trimester Abortions. BJOG. 2024 Nov 7. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17996. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39508128.

Optimising Anti-D Use: Revisiting Guidelines for First Trimester Abortions - PubMed

Meiksin R, Lewandowska M, Scott RH, Palmer M, McCarthy O, Salaria N, Lohr PA, Shawe J, French RS, Wellings K; SACHA Study Team. Patient and health professional attitudes towards the use of telemedicine for abortion care in Britain: Findings from the SACHA study. Digit Health. 2024 Nov 3;10:20552076241288717. doi: 10.1177/20552076241288717. PMID: 39502487; PMCID: PMC11536586.

Patient and health professional attitudes towards the use of telemedicine for abortion care in Britain: Findings from the SACHA study - PubMed

Lewandowska M, Scott R, Meiksin R, Reiter J, Salaria N, Lohr PA, Cameron S, Palmer M, French RS, Wellings K; SACHA Study Team. How can patient experience of abortion care be improved? Evidence from the SACHA study. Womens Health (Lond). 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241242675. doi: 10.1177/17455057241242675. PMID: 38794997; PMCID: PMC11128172.

How can patient experience of abortion care be improved? Evidence from the SACHA study - PubMed

Blaylock R, Lohr PA, Hoggart L, Lowe P. Patient experiences of undergoing abortion with and without an ultrasound scan in Britain. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024 Jul 12;50(3):178-184. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202116. PMID: 38365453.

Patient experiences of undergoing abortion with and without an ultrasound scan in Britain - PubMed

Taghinejadi N, McCulloch H, Krassowski M, McInnes-Dean A, Whitehouse KC, Lohr PA. Opt-in versus universal codeine provision for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation at British Pregnancy Advisory Service: a cross-sectional evaluation. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024 Apr 11;50(2):114-121. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-201893. PMID: 38296263.

Opt-in versus universal codeine provision for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation at British Pregnancy Advisory Service: a cross-sectional evaluation - PubMed

Lewandowska M, Carter DJ, Gasparrini A, Lohr PA, Wellings K. Impact of approval of home use of misoprostol in England on access to medical abortion: An interrupted time series analysis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Jan;164(1):286-297. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15044. Epub 2023 Aug 24. PMID: 37621171.

Impact of approval of home use of misoprostol in England on access to medical abortion: An interrupted time series analysis - PubMed

Patient experiences of undergoing abortion with and without an ultrasound scan in Britain - PubMed

Blaylock R, Lewandowska M, Kelly C, Gunn B, Meiksin R, Scott RH, Palmer MJ, Wellings K, Lohr PA, French RS, N/A TSST. Patient and public involvement in abortion research: reflections from the Shaping Abortion for Change (SACHA) Study. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024 Apr 11;50(2):142-145. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202018. PMID: 38336465; PMCID: PMC11041545.

Patient and public involvement in abortion research: reflections from the Shaping Abortion for Change (SACHA) Study - PubMed

Arkell R, McCulloch H. US public perceives abortion to be much riskier than it actually is. Evid Based Nurs. 2024 May 23:ebnurs-2023-103811. doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103811. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38782552.

US public perceives abortion to be much riskier than it actually is - PubMed

Opt-in versus universal codeine provision for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation at British Pregnancy Advisory Service: a cross-sectional evaluation - PubMed

Angus-Leppan H, Arkell R, Watkins L, Heaney D, Cooper P, Shankar R. New valproate regulations, informed choice and seizure risk. J Neurol. 2024 Aug;271(8):5671-5686. doi: 10.1007/s00415-024-12436-8. Epub 2024 Jun 19. PMID: 38896265; PMCID: PMC11319429.

New valproate regulations, informed choice and seizure risk - PubMed

Schölin L, Arkell R. Representations of 'risky' drinking during pregnancy on Mumsnet: A discourse analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2024 Sep 19. doi: 10.1111/dar.13948. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39297672.

Representations of 'risky' drinking during pregnancy on Mumsnet: A discourse analysis - PubMed

US public perceives abortion to be much riskier than it actually is - PubMed

Fiona Woollard, Rebecca Brione, Rachel Arkell. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. Volume 10. 2024. 101132. ISSN 2590-2911

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101132. Responses to alcohol and pregnancy policy pilot: Midwives’ views about proposals to manage risks associated with prenatal alcohol exposure - ScienceDirect

Baraitser P, Free C, Norman WV, Lewandowska M, Meiksin R, Palmer MJ, Scott R, French R, Wellings K, Ivory A, Wong G; SACHA study team. Improving experience of medical abortion at home in a changing therapeutic, technological and regulatory landscape: a realist review. BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 16;12(11):e066650. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066650. PMID: 36385017; PMCID: PMC9670095.

Improving experience of medical abortion at home in a changing therapeutic, technological and regulatory landscape: a realist review - PubMed

Wellings K, Scott RH, Sheldon S, McCarthy O, Palmer MJ, Shawe J, Meiksin R, Lewandowska M, Cameron ST, Reiter J, French RS; SACHA Study Team; SACHA study team. Attitudes towards the regulation and provision of abortion among healthcare professionals in Britain: cross-sectional survey data from the SACHA Study. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024 Nov 5:bmjsrh-2024-202353. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202353. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39500558.

Attitudes towards the regulation and provision of abortion among healthcare professionals in Britain: cross-sectional survey data from the SACHA Study - PubMed

2023

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2021

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Youtube CRRC Animations — CRRC animation QOC

Research from the Centre for Reproductive Research & Communication at BPAS published in BMC Reproductive Health sheds light on abortion clients’ experiences, and what they feel makes a high-quality abortion service. This animation walks you through our main findings.

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How Clients Decide What Method Of Abortion To Have — CRRC: how clients decide what method of abortion to have

Research from BPAS' Centre for Reproductive Research and Communication (CRRC) in the British Medical Journal- SRH. The paper explores how clients decide what method of abortion to have, and what factors go into their decision-making process.

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2024

Optimising Anti-D Use: Revisiting Guidelines for First Trimester Abortions

Patient and health professional attitudes towards the use of telemedicine for abortion care in Britain: Findings from the SACHA study.

How can patient experience of abortion care be improved? Evidence from the SACHA study.

Patient experiences of undergoing abortion with and without an ultrasound scan in Britain

Opt-in versus universal codeine provision for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation at British Pregnancy Advisory Service: a cross-sectional evaluation

Impact of approval of home use of misoprostol in England on access to medical abortion: An interrupted time series analysis.

Patient experiences of undergoing abortion with and without an ultrasound scan in Britain.

Patient and public involvement in abortion research: reflections from the Shaping Abortion for Change (SACHA) study.

US public perceives abortion to be much riskier than it actually is

Opt-in versus universal codeine provision for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation at British Pregnancy Advisory Service: a cross-sectional evaluation

New Valproate regulations, informed choice and seizure risk

Representations of ‘risky’ drinking during pregnancy on Mumsnet: A discourse analysis

US public perceives abortion to be much riskier than it actually is.

Responses to alcohol and pregnancy policy pilot: Midwives’ views about proposals to manage risks associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Improving experience of medical abortion at home in a changing therapeutic technological and regulatory landscape: a realist review.

Attitudes towards the regulation and provision of abortion among healthcare professionals in Britain: cross-sectional survey data from the SACHA study.

2023

Women’s experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication during pregnancy in the UK: findings from survey free-text responses and narrative interviews

2022

"Safeguarding for reproductive coercion and abuse"

"Improving experience of medical abortion at home in a changing therapeutic, technological and regulatory landscape: a realist review"

"WRISK voices: A mixed-methods study of women's experiences of pregnancy-related public health advice and risk messages in the UK"

"Randomised trials of medical abortion provide some but not all the answers"

"From self-to other-surveillance: a critical commentary on the English policy framework for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)."

"Using meconium to establish prenatal alcohol exposure in the UK: ethical, legal and social considerations."

Should COVID-specific arrangements for abortion continue? The views of women experiencing abortion in Britain during the pandemic

Efficacy of a low-sensitivity urine pregnancy test for identifying ongoing pregnancy after medication abortion at 64 to 70 days of gestation

Moderate (conscious) sedation in abortion care

2021

Beyond ‘the choice to drink’ in a UK guideline on FASD: the precautionary principle, pregnancy surveillance, and the managed woman

"It’s a small bit of advice, but actually on the day, made such a difference…": perceptions of quality in abortion care in England and Wales

Client perspectives on choice of abortion method in England and Wales

"Anxious and traumatised": Users' experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

"Client satisfaction and experience of home use of mifepristone and misoprostol for medical abortion up to 10 weeks’ gestation at British Pregnancy Advisory Service: a cross-sectional evaluation"

"Risk messages relating to fertility and pregnancy: a media content analysis”

“Effectiveness, Safety and Acceptability of No-test Medical Abortion via Telemedicine: a National Cohort Study”