Giving advice on long-acting contraception
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Before reading on, think about how this article may help you to do your job better. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s areas of competence for pharmacists are listed in “Plan and record” (available at: www.uptodate. org.uk). This article relates to “decision-making and problemsolving in relation to drug therapy” and “health education and promotion” (see appendix 4 of “Plan and record”). Giving advice on long-acting contraception
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Midwives' experiences and views of giving postpartum contraceptive advice and providing long-acting reversible contraception: a qualitative study.
BACKGROUND National sexual health frameworks in the UK advise that women in maternity units who are at risk of unintended pregnancy should receive contraceptive advice and supplies of the most effective long-acting reversible methods of contraception (LARC). In the UK, midwives currently deliver contraceptive advice to women following childbirth. There is a lack of information on how midwives c...
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We are grateful to Drs Walker and Davis for their letter which suggests that the views expressed by midwives in our study (regarding lack of knowledge and training on contraception) are likely to represent midwives’ experiences throughout the UK. We also are pleased to learn that local initiatives are underway (such as those in Lanarkshire) to facilitate access to the contraceptive implant for ...
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