Hall, Jennifer A;
Wilkinson, Kira;
Haddon, Claire;
Barrett, Geraldine;
(2023)
How, when, and who should ask about pregnancy intentions in primary care? A qualitative study of women's preferences.
Family Practice
, Article cmad114. 10.1093/fampra/cmad114.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: For health services to help people plan for or prevent pregnancy, health professionals need an acceptable way to identify individuals' preferences. OBJECTIVE: To assess women's views on the acceptability of specific questions about pregnancy preferences when asked by health professionals in a variety of primary care contexts. METHODS: One-to-one in-depth interviews with 13 women aged 18-48 from across the UK, involving role-play scenarios and ranking exercises. Interviews covered a range of settings and health professionals, different question wording, and ways of asking (in person or digitally). We conducted a thematic Framework Analysis, focussing on themes relating to feelings and preferences. RESULTS: Women were generally open to being asked about pregnancy preferences if they understood the rationale, it was asked in a relevant context, such as in women's health-related consultations, and there was follow-up. After signposting, an open question, such as 'How would you feel about having a baby in the next year?' was preferred in a face-to-face context as it enabled discussion. While some women valued a face-to-face discussion with a health professional, for others the privacy and convenience of a digital option was preferred; methods should be tailored to the target population. CONCLUSION: Discussion of pregnancy preferences via a range of formats is acceptable to, and valued by, women in the UK across a range of primary care settings. Acceptability to health professionals and feasibility of implementation needs further exploration and would benefit from greater public awareness of the benefits of pregnancy planning.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | How, when, and who should ask about pregnancy intentions in primary care? A qualitative study of women's preferences |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/fampra/cmad114 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmad114 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Contraception, preconception care, pregnancy intention screening, primary care, reproductive health, reproductive intentions |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Reproductive Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184771 |
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