Navigating uncertainty: Narrative Medicine in pregnancy options counseling education

The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), designates nondirective counseling of patients with unintended pregnancy, or “pregnancy options counseling” as a necessary competency in medical education [1]. The addition of this competency acknowledges that regardless of their chosen specialty, students will encounter patients grappling with decisions around unintended pregnancy. Such patients need clear counseling on their pregnancy options – to seek prenatal care, adoption or abortion – and students must learn to provide this information without judgment or coercion.
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research