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2025

Self-reported contraceptive method use at conception among patients presenting for abortion in England: a cross-sectional analysis comparing 2018 and 2023 BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 13 January 2025. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202573
McNee R, McCulloch H, Lohr PA, et al

Hannah McCulloch, Sarah Salkeld, Melissa J. Palmer, Kayleigh Hills, Jonathan Lord, Amy Green, Patricia A. Lohr,. Assessing the Impact of a Routine Requirement for In-Person Abortion Care for Adolescents in England and Wales: A Prepost Evaluation. Journal of Adolescent Health,2025, ISSN 1054-139X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.12.016.

2024

Bright S, Parnham E, Blaylock R, et al

‘Making abortion safe’: abortion and post-abortion care providers’ experiences of stigma in Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Nigeria BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 25 December 2024. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202495

Boydell N, Blaylock R
Reflections and future directions for patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in abortion research and service improvement BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 31 December 2024. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202441

McCulloch H, Perro D, Taghinejadi N, et al

Expectations and experiences of pain during medical abortion at home: a secondary, mixed-methods analysis of a patient survey in England and Wales

BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 18 December 2024. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202533

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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.

This article is available on Reproductive Health Journal Biomedcentral.

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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