Views of clinicians towards providing contraceptive advice and contraception to women following early pregnancy loss: a qualitative study.

Introduction: National guidelines advise that clinicians caring for women post-pregnancy should give women opportunities to discuss contraception, regardless of pregnancy outcome, and provide contraception to women who choose to take up a method. This study aimed to explore knowledge, views and needs of Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) clinicians around discussing and offering contraception and discussing pregnancy intendedness with women after early pregnancy loss using a qualitative approach.

Methods: Semi-structured, audio-recorded interviews with 11 clinicians from a single regional EPU in Edinburgh, Scotland.