Research recommendations coming out of this guidance What is the optimal antibiotic prophylaxis regimen for women who are having a surgical abortion? What are the most effective and acceptable methods of cervical priming before dilatation and evacuation after 16+0 weeks' gestation? Should women having a surgical abortion up to and including 10+0 weeks' gestation have anti-D prophylaxis if they are RhD (or D) negative? For women who are having medical abortion between 10+1 and 12+0 weeks, what is the efficacy and acceptability of expulsion at home compared with expulsion in a clinical setting? What local anaesthetic techniques are most effective for women having surgical abortion? What is the effectiveness and safety of regimens using mifepristone and misoprostol for women who are having medical abortion after 23+6 weeks' gestation, particularly for those who have had a previous caesarean section or uterine surgery? What is the optimal regimen for general anaesthesia for women having surgical abortion?
What are the most effective and acceptable methods of cervical priming before dilatation and evacuation after 16+0 weeks' gestation?
Should women having a surgical abortion up to and including 10+0 weeks' gestation have anti-D prophylaxis if they are RhD (or D) negative?
For women who are having medical abortion between 10+1 and 12+0 weeks, what is the efficacy and acceptability of expulsion at home compared with expulsion in a clinical setting?
What is the effectiveness and safety of regimens using mifepristone and misoprostol for women who are having medical abortion after 23+6 weeks' gestation, particularly for those who have had a previous caesarean section or uterine surgery?