Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling

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dc.contributor.authorForrest, Gillian Moira
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-16T07:02:30Z
dc.date.available2026-03-16T07:02:30Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.date.updated2024-07-12T07:02:47Z
dc.description.abstractThe research is an. exploratory and descriptive study into emotional distress in women, before and after terminations of pregnancy at the Pregnancy Advisory Service at Groote Schuur Hospital, which aims to assess the need for pre- and postabortion counselling. The participants were women seen at the Pregnancy Advisory Service from 1 - 14 December 1993 and 5 - 19 January 1994 and assessed for terminations of pregnancy according to Section 3 Cl)Cb) of the Abortion and Sterilization Act of 1975. The research methods were survey research and participant observation. The results indicated that levels of emotional distress in the short term after termination of pregnancy are much lower than before a termination of pregnancy and as a result most women do not want post-abortion counselling.
dc.identifier.apacitationForrest, G. M. (1994). <i>Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42976en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationForrest, Gillian Moira. <i>"Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42976en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationForrest, G.M. 1994. Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42976en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Forrest, Gillian Moira AB - The research is an. exploratory and descriptive study into emotional distress in women, before and after terminations of pregnancy at the Pregnancy Advisory Service at Groote Schuur Hospital, which aims to assess the need for pre- and postabortion counselling. The participants were women seen at the Pregnancy Advisory Service from 1 - 14 December 1993 and 5 - 19 January 1994 and assessed for terminations of pregnancy according to Section 3 Cl)Cb) of the Abortion and Sterilization Act of 1975. The research methods were survey research and participant observation. The results indicated that levels of emotional distress in the short term after termination of pregnancy are much lower than before a termination of pregnancy and as a result most women do not want post-abortion counselling. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Social Work LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling TI - Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42976 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42976
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationForrest GM. Emotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42976en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Development
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.titleEmotional distress in women before and after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: an investigation into the need for pre and post abortion counselling
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSocSc
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