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Centre for Reproductive Research & Communication (CRRC)

@crrcbpas.bsky.social

The CRRC is the research branch of British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), the largest independent healthcare charity in the UK delivering and advocating for high quality, accessible abortion care.

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Researchers and healthcare professionals at @ucl.ac.uk are looking for people with lived experience to help shape research on pregnancy, birth and long-term outcomes after pregnancy for survivors of gender-based violence.

See below for more details on participation.

15.10.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
CRRC Updates – Contragestive Research, BSACP Conference, and more

We’ve just published our Autumn 2025 newsletter featuring:
A new Β£3.85M Wellcome Trust grant for contragestive research
Highlights from RCOG, BSACP & ChallengeUs!
Fresh blog posts, publications & team updates

πŸ“° Read the full newsletter here: mailchi.mp/bpas/crrc_newsletter-4988681

02.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Join us in attending the 10th Annual @bsacp.org.uk Conference – Celebrating 10 years of Excellence in Abortion Care! πŸŽ‰

The CRRC are attending the conference, with members of the team presenting their research and abstracts!

You can read more about the event here: bsacp.org.uk/event/2025-b...

25.09.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UKYA | Health OpenSpaces - Event registration Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

Join the @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social on 15 Sept in London to explore pregnancy & healthcare research:
β€’How can we change underrepresentation of pregnancy in research?
β€’What are the barriers to engaging during pregnancy?
Register www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ukya_hos_dc/

10.09.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”¦ Spotlight: Dr Julia Bailey @sexunzipped.bsky.social
Dr Bailey’s work challenges binary ideas of sex/gender in SRHR research, urging inclusive, reflexive methods rooted in feminism + queer theory.
Vital reading for abortion + contraception researchers.
πŸ“– tinyurl.com/JuliaBaileyS...

31.07.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to share that our very own Dr Rachel Arkell has been awarded her PhD (passed with no corrections!) in collaboration with BPAS.

Her research explored valproate prescribing, risk, and reproductive autonomy.

Read more here: bit.ly/44T749g
#valproate #phd

10.07.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CRRC is on LinkedIn! Follow us: linkedin.com/showcase/bpa...

#abortion #crrc #bpas #research #communication #reproductivehealth

09.07.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you interested in advancing research on abortion and reproductive healthcare? Work with us!
Read more about past collaborative partnerships here: www.bpas.org/resources/re...

If you're interested in working together, we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch at research@bpas.org.

#workwithus

02.07.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CRRC Blog: Writing Guidelines for Authors

πŸ“’ Do you want to write for the CRRC Blog? We’re inviting pitches on abortion, contraception & reproductive health.
πŸ“ 500–700 words, public-facing & accessible
Get in touch: research@bpas.org
Full guidelines CRRC Blog: www.bpas.org/our-cause/ce...

16.06.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We had a great time at the #ChallengeUs Showcase hosted by @OpenUniversity!

Proud to share our study: Improving the care experience for medical abortion patients with a digitally enabled AI chatbot.

@koula.bsky.social @lohrpa.bsky.social @RSSH_OU #abortion #AI

11.06.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Practice Nurses in the Provision of Medication Abortion: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Aim To examine practice nurse knowledge, attitudes, and practices about medication abortion in Australia. Design Cross-sectional survey. Methods A national online survey was conducted from July .....

What do practice nurses think about medication abortion, and what’s stopping them from doing more?
New πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί study finds nurses are underused in abortion care, despite being skilled & well placed to help.
πŸ‘‰ More funding, education & normalisation needed.
πŸ”— bit.ly/4moKsnT
#abortion #access #nurses

19.05.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPills by Post”: understanding abortion access and telemedicine in England and Wales - Wellbeing of Women Telemedical abortions - or β€˜pills by post’ - were introduced in England and Wales in 2020 in response to Covid-19 and have improved abortion access

πŸŽ‰ Wellbeing of Women and the NIHR have co funded our Research and Engagement Lead, Rebecca Blaylock, to undertake a doctoral fellowship at LSHTM to understand how telemedical abortion care has impacted the accessibility and equity of services.

www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/what-we-do/r...

14.05.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CRRC in Review: Our 2024/25 Highlights As we start our new financial year at BPAS, we take this opportunity to reflect on our collective achievements in 2024/25. It has been an exceptional year for the Centre for Reproductive Research and ...

2024/5 has been a great year for @crrcbpas.bsky.social

Read our 2024/5 Wrapped blog: www.bpas.org/our-cause/ce...

#abortionresearch #reproductivehealth #BPAS #CRRC

07.05.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Έ And here is the team behind this work!

Read more about our new Research & Innovation Strategy here: bit.ly/4iVuijf7

@lohrpa.bsky.social #BPAS #reproductivehealth #abortion #research (2/2)

11.04.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Launching the BPAS Integrated Research and Innovation Strategy Dr Patricia Lohr, Director of Research and Innovation at BPAS, shares insight into the recently launches BPAS Integrated Research and Innovation Strategy for 2025-2030.

πŸ“’ Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Research & Innovation Strategy launch event!

It was great to connect with the sector to discuss the future of abortion research.

πŸ“– Read the full strategy: bit.ly/4iVuijf

#abortion #strategy #bpas #innovation #health (1/2)

11.04.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Launching the BPAS Integrated Research and Innovation Strategy Dr Patricia Lohr, Director of Research and Innovation at BPAS, shares insight into the recently launches BPAS Integrated Research and Innovation Strategy for 2025-2030.

πŸ“’New blog alert!

@lohrpa shares insights into how our new strategy was developing, and how involving staff, patients and external stakeholders was central to our approach.

Read more here: bit.ly/4iVuijf

#Abortion #Research #BPAS #PPI

17.03.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abortion research is critical to ensuring high-quality care and accessβ€”a historically underfunded and understudied area.

Support this important work with our new donation button:
Donate Β£10 every month: bit.ly/3DriNks
Or make a one-off donation: bit.ly/3QGPNIG

#abortion #research #donate

05.03.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Exciting news! We are launching our 2025–2030 Integrated Research & Innovation Strategy!

We're embedding research into everything we do at BPAS -driving evidence-based, inclusive, and impactful abortion & reproductive healthcare.

πŸ”— bpas.org/media/3gdh0w...

#Abortion #BPAS

03.03.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assessing the Impact of a Routine Requirement for In-Person Abortion Care for Adolescents in England and Wales: A Prepost Evaluation No-test medication abortion involves a teleconsultation, gestational age dating by last menstrual period (LMP), and home-use of medicines. In England …

πŸ“£ New research from @crrcbpas.bsky.social and @msichoicesuk.bsky.social out now in Journal of Adolescent Health about adolescent abortion care in England and Wales, and the impact of routine requirements for in-person consultation and ultrasound www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

20.02.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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CRRC Newsletter signup

Ever wonder what we’ve been up to at the CRRC? From conferences, blogs, research collaborations and publications, we’ve had a busy few month here. Find out more on our newsletter!

Sign up here: mailchi.mp/bpas/crrc-ne...
#AbortionResearch #Newsletter

13.02.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
WHRP | RCOG

@RCObsGyn is gathering input to identify key research priorities in women's health. If you have insights or experiences to share, fill out this form: πŸ”— www.rcog.org.uk/womens-healt...

Please share! #WomensHealth #ReproductiveHealth #Research #Abortion

13.02.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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