TY - JOUR T1 - Introduction of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy at the booking visit and the midwives’ perspective JF - BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health JO - BMJ Sex Reprod Health DO - 10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201576 SP - bmjsrh-2022-201576 AU - Kate Cheney AU - Kirsten Black AU - Marilena Pelosi AU - Edwina Dorney Y1 - 2022/11/21 UR - http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/early/2022/11/21/bmjsrh-2022-201576.abstract N2 - Background Pregnancy planning and preconception care benefit women, their children, and future generations. The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) is a tool that can be used in antenatal care to identify women with unintended pregnancies who require improved access to such services. This tool was recently implemented into routine antenatal care in two maternity centres in New South Wales, Australia. This study explores midwives’ attitudes to the LMUP 12 months after it was introduced into the booking visit and their understanding of its application to their scope of practice.Methods This is a qualitative study using in-depth semi-structured interviews with midwives from two maternity care centres in Australia. All midwives performing antenatal booking visits were eligible to take part. Interviews were transcribed, analysed, and coded to define key themes. Recruitment ceased when thematic saturation was reached.Results Ten midwives from two maternity centres were interviewed. Midwives support the inclusion of the LMUP into the booking visit and felt it was in their scope of practice to be using the tool. Time constraints, the impact of COVID-19 and the lack of structured referral pathways were identified as barriers to the implementation of the LMUP in routine care.Conclusions Midwives support the inclusion of the LMUP into the antenatal booking visit and see that it falls within their scope of practice. Service barriers were identified at the individual, organisational and external context levels. These need to be addressed to enhance the potential of this tool.No data are available. Due to the nature of the research, due to ethical restrictions further supporting data is not available. ER -