The Reproductive Health Access Project gives “Pregnancy Options Counseling Points for the Ambivalent Patient.” Here are some of the points.
2. Normalize feelings of ambivalence.
3. Acknowledge common feelings such as shame, disappointment, guilt and regret.
4. Reframe the situation – she may be making the most responsible decision by NOT continuing the pregnancy.
5. Be conscious of time – you do not need to know everything about the patient to help her make a decision.
6. Refer to the pregnancy, not the baby.
7. Elucidate that the patient’s choice not to be a mother now does not mean she is choosing not to be a mother in the future.
Quoted by Life Dynamics.
