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May 5, 2026Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyOpen Access

Experiences and Perceptions of Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives Providing Abortion Care in Australia: A Scoping Review

Katie Edmondson Caroline De Costa Heather Grimes Cate Nagle

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This review aims to collate experiences and perceptions of doctors, nurses, and midwives providing abortion care in Australia.
A scoping review was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's framework with enhancements by Levac et al.
Included a total of 19 articles, predominantly qualitative, focusing on experiences from various Australian sites.
Identified themes: clinical care, person-centred care, social factors, provider education, law, ethical challenges, emotional responses, stigma, and conscientious objection.
Experiences include challenges with training access, emotional effects, stigma, and objection within changing legal frameworks.

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Scoping review explores the challenges faced by abortion care providers, indicating critical support needs.

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Edmondson et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7fb8bfa21ec5bbf0856b https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.70124

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