The role of nurses and midwives in the provision of abortion care: A scoping review.

Mainey, L; O'Mullan, C; Reid-Searl, K; Taylor, A; Baird, K

The role of nurses and midwives in the provision of abortion care: A scoping review.

Mainey, L O'Mullan, C Reid-Searl, K Taylor, A Baird, K

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Citation:: Journal of clinical nursing, 2020, 29, (9-10), pp. 1513-1526
Issue Date:: 2020-05

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dc.contributor.author	Mainey, L
dc.contributor.author	O'Mullan, C
dc.contributor.author	Reid-Searl, K
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, A
dc.contributor.author	Baird, K https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-6962
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-07T05:19:57Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-03
dc.date.available	2020-10-07T05:19:57Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of clinical nursing, 2020, 29, (9-10), pp. 1513-1526
dc.identifier.issn	0962-1067
dc.identifier.issn	1365-2702
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143126
dc.description.abstract	AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To define the role and scope of the nurse and midwife within the global context of abortion. BACKGROUND:An estimated 56 million women seek abortions each year; nurses and midwives are commonly involved in their care (Singh et al., 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/abortion-worldwide-2017.pdf). As new models of abortion care emerge, there is a pressing need to develop a baseline understanding of the role and scope of nurses and midwives who care for women seeking abortions. DESIGN:The review design was Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage methodological framework. The review follows the PRISMA-ScR checklist. METHODS:MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus and ScienceDirect were used to identify original research, commentaries and reports, published between 2008-2019, from which we selected 74 publications reporting on the nursing or midwifery role in abortion care. RESULTS:Nurses and midwives provide abortion care in a variety of practice. Three themes emerged from the literature: the regulated role; providing psychosocial care; and the expanding scope of practice. CONCLUSIONS:The literature on nursing and midwifery practice in abortion care is broad. Abortion-related practices are potentially over-regulated. Appropriately trained nurses and midwives can provide abortions as safely as physicians. The preparation of nurses and midwives to provide abortion care requires further research. Also, healthcare organisations should explore person-centred models of abortion care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE:Abortion care is a common procedure performed across many healthcare settings. Nurses and midwives provide technical and psychosocial care to women who seek abortions. Governments and regulatory bodies could safely extend their scope of practice to increase women's access to safe abortions. Introduction of education programmes, as well as embedding practice in person-centred models of care, may improve outcomes for women seeking abortions.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
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dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Abortion, Induced
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse's Role
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse Midwives
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Global Health
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Abortion, Induced
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse's Role
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse Midwives
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Global Health
dc.subject.mesh	Abortion, Induced
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Global Health
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse Midwives
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse's Role
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.title	The role of nurses and midwives in the provision of abortion care: A scoping review.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To define the role and scope of the nurse and midwife within the global context of abortion. BACKGROUND:An estimated 56 million women seek abortions each year; nurses and midwives are commonly involved in their care (Singh et al., 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/abortion-worldwide-2017.pdf). As new models of abortion care emerge, there is a pressing need to develop a baseline understanding of the role and scope of nurses and midwives who care for women seeking abortions. DESIGN:The review design was Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage methodological framework. The review follows the PRISMA-ScR checklist. METHODS:MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus and ScienceDirect were used to identify original research, commentaries and reports, published between 2008-2019, from which we selected 74 publications reporting on the nursing or midwifery role in abortion care. RESULTS:Nurses and midwives provide abortion care in a variety of practice. Three themes emerged from the literature: the regulated role; providing psychosocial care; and the expanding scope of practice. CONCLUSIONS:The literature on nursing and midwifery practice in abortion care is broad. Abortion-related practices are potentially over-regulated. Appropriately trained nurses and midwives can provide abortions as safely as physicians. The preparation of nurses and midwives to provide abortion care requires further research. Also, healthcare organisations should explore person-centred models of abortion care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE:Abortion care is a common procedure performed across many healthcare settings. Nurses and midwives provide technical and psychosocial care to women who seek abortions. Governments and regulatory bodies could safely extend their scope of practice to increase women's access to safe abortions. Introduction of education programmes, as well as embedding practice in person-centred models of care, may improve outcomes for women seeking abortions.

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