Factors influencing obstetricians' acceptance of termination of pregnancy beyond the first trimester: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Belgium, termination of pregnancy after the first trimester is exclusively allowed on medical grounds. When faced with fetal or maternal health complications during pregnancy, patients typically turn to obstetricians for guidance on the diagnosis, prognosis, and available options. Patients' decisions and their actual access to termination of pregnancy can be profoundly influenced by the quality of this counselling and the willingness of professionals to present termination as an acceptable option. This paper aims to explore the factors influencing obstetricians' acceptance of TOP requests after the first trimester of pregnancy. We subsequently analyze these acceptance dynamics from a multidisciplinary angle, incorporating ethical perspectives and a socio-legal explora

SUBMITTER: De Meyer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881364 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature