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Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
Overview
The baby and the diagnosis
Feelings about the pregnancy
Early scans and blood tests
Diagnostic tests - amnio and CVS
The 18-20 week antenatal scan and further tests
Understanding the baby's diagnosis
Deciding to end the pregnancy
Looking for information and support
Ending the pregnancy for the baby's sake
Ending the pregnancy for family & personal reasons
Finding out how the pregnancy will end
The impact of the decision
Ending the pregnancy
Signing the consent form
Ending the pregnancy surgically
Ending the pregnancy by induction
Going through labour and birth
Deciding whether to see, hold and name the baby
Photographs and other mementoes of the baby
Treatment, care and communication
Losing the baby
Leaving hospital and going home
Deciding whether to have a post-mortem
Saying goodbye to the baby - services & funerals
Coping with bereavement - women's experiences
Coping with bereavement - men's experiences
The effects of ending a pregnancy
Counselling and other kinds of support
Support organisations
Deciding whether to have another baby
Men's ideas about their role in ending a pregnancy
People's Profiles
1-2 years since pregnancy ended
3-4 years since pregnancy ended
5-7 years since pregnancy ended
8+ years since pregnancy ended
Resources and Information
Credits
Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
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