Authors’ contributions & Declarations of Interest
All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at
www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf and declare: no support from any
organisation for the submitted work; no financial relationships with any
organisations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the
previous three years; no other relationships or activities that could
appear to have influenced the submitted work beyond that described under
the roles held by each individual below.
Abigail Aiken – Initial concept, developing study protocol,
data analysis, writing first draft and subsequent revisions,
verification of data. Overall responsibility for data analysis &
principal investigator. Guarantor.
Member of the Council of the British Society of Abortion Care Providers
(BSACP).
Nabanita Ghosh – Developing study protocol, revision of draft
paper. Overall responsibility for conduct of study including data
collection at NUPAS.
Nothing to disclose
Patricia A. Lohr – Initial concept, developing study protocol,
writing first draft and subsequent revisions. Overall responsibility for
conduct of study including data collection at BPAS.
Co-author / committee member of national guidelines cited in this paper
from RCOG & NICE; member RCOG abortion taskforce; council member of
British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP); Medical Director of
BPAS.
Jonathan Lord – Initial concept, developing study protocol,
writing first draft and subsequent revisions, co-ordination and liaison.
Overall responsibility for conduct of study including data collection at
MSUK.
Co-author / committee member of national guidelines cited in this paper
from RCOG & NICE; co-chair of RCOG abortion taskforce and British
Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP); primary employment includes
work as an abortion care provider as a consultant gynaecologist and
medical director.
Jennifer Starling – Data analysis including statistical
advice, writing first draft and subsequent revisions, verification of
data.
Nothing to disclose