Obstetrics & gynaecology · UKMLA & AKT
Termination of pregnancy
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise termination of pregnancy — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Two registered medical practitioners must certify in good faith that a ground applies (one suffices in a genuine emergency)
- Must be performed in a licensed NHS hospital or independent sector clinic
- Conscientious objection is permitted (Section 4) but the practitioner must refer the woman to a willing colleague and must provide emergency care if her life is at risk
Ground A accounts for the vast majority of UK terminations. Grounds B, C, D - no upper gestational limit - are the grounds most likely in exam vignettes involving late termination or fetal anomaly.
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