More counselling needed for those considering termination
Many women who have a termination don’t realise they run risks of subsequently giving birth to premature and low weight babies.
With a 35% increased risk of a low birth weight baby and a 36% raised risk of a pre-term baby in later pregnancies for those who aborted in their first or second trimester, surely this is a huge green light for increasing counselling services for those considering abortion.
Dr Prakesh Shah, author of the review, published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, said that she believes there is a strong need for women to be counselled about the risks of terminations before making an informed choice.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists explained that it wished to underline the importance of support for women’s choices and the need for sensitivity in counselling women about termination of pregnancy in line with current research evidence.