Trends in the coverage of 'universal' child health reviews: observational study using routinely available data.

Objectives: Universally offered child health reviews form the backbone of the UK child health programme. The reviews assess children's health, development and well-being and facilitate access to additional support as required. The number of reviews offered per child has been reduced over recent years to allow more flexible provision of support to families in need: equitable coverage of the remaining reviews is therefore particularly important.

Side effects of the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception and two modifications.

We investigated side effects after the standard Yuzpe regimen or two modifications: substituting norethindrone as the progestin or eliminating the second dose. We also examined the impact of taking either dose with food. Nearly two thirds of women reported at least one side effect, the majority of which were mild or moderate.

Estimating the efficacy of emergency contraception--how reliable are the data?

Ninety-four women attending a family planning clinic for emergency contraception (EC) were asked how certain they were of the date of their last menstrual period (LMP), of the timing of intercourse, and how many times in the cycle they had had sex. Urinary pregnanediol concentrations were analyzed in 64 women to assess whether they had ovulated before they used EC. Forty-five women were certain of the date of the LMP, the rest were not.