Supports needed for women who were unintendedly pregnant: insights from the perspective of counselors

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  • 望まない妊娠をした女性が必要とする支援:相談支援者側からの考察

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Objectives: The aim of the current study was to explore an effective supporting system for the women who were pregnant unintendedly and lead them to the system. The necessary support required in their process of decision making was also evaluated. The study was conducted from the perspective of counselors.Methods: A semi-structured interview was conducted. The interview guide was developed by a comprehensive review of literature.Results: The following six issues were implied to help the women to connect a counseling system: "collaboration of schools and municipal health institutes to support the women", "close attention for the factors which prevent the women from receiving the support", "dissemination and education of counseling services according to women's different characteristics", "various options for different counseling systems", "counselor's appropriate first response", and "building the system that helps the collaboration of various different specialists". The four issues were found to help women's decision making: "appropriate support with specialized knowledge", "respect for women's will", "harnessing the ability to make a decision", and "counselor's attitude with empathy".Conclusions: The findings of the current study would effectively improve the counseling system to support the women who were unintendedly pregnant, in terms of their access to a necessary counselling system and help them to make an appropriate decision.

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