Keeping Women Informed Following Pregnancy Termination for Fetal Abnormality

Yusrita Zolkefli

Abstract


I read the article “ Termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies: A qualitative study of the informational and educational needs of women” by Kamranpour et al.[1] with great interest but also with dismay, particularly about the weight given to these women’s informational needs. I could not help but ponder, was this gap related to the time constraint, was information shared arbitrarily determined, or was it related to a degree of familiarity where healthcare professionals treated such needs as the least priority?...................


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