An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: January 2012
 
  20 January 2012

USA: Music as an auxiliary analgesic during first trimester surgical abortion

The authors note that music has served as an auxiliary analgesic in perioperative settings. This study evaluates the impact of intraoperative music added to routine pain control measures during first trimester surgical abortion. From Contraception. 

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  20 January 2012

USA: Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008

The study found that the global abortion rate was stable between 2003 and 2008, with rates of 29 and 28 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44 years, respectively, following a period of decline from 35 abortions per 1000 women in 1995. From the Lancet. 

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  19 January 2012

Effect of bacterial vaginosis on the pharmacokinetics of misoprostol in early pregnancy

From Human Reproduction. 

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  19 January 2012

USA: The effect of perioperative ketorolac on pain control in pregnancy termination

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of perioperative ketorolac on pain associated with first-trimester aspiration abortion. From Contraception.

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19 January 2012

Clinical Update: Feticide

By Patricia A. Lohr, Medical Director, BPAS.

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  19 January 2012

UK: Midwives in conscientious objection battle

Scotland’s largest health board has been taken to court by Catholic midwives who claim conscientious objections over abortion procedures were disregarded. 

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  19 January 2012

India: Methotrexate: a detailed review on drug delivery and clinical aspects

From Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 

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