Abortion Clinic Provider Bellingham, MA?
Know the Facts Before Calling Any Provider
Abortion Clinic Provider Bellingham, MA?
Know the Facts Before Calling Any Provider
The Choice Is Yours
If you’re facing an unplanned pregnancy and want help with your next steps, visit Problem Pregnancy. Problem Pregnancy provides free pregnancy tests, limited ultrasound, and abortion consultations. Contact us to talk with someone about your situation and learn about all of your options. All of our services are free and confidential.
Know The Facts Before Calling Any Provider
We care about YOU. While this might be a scary and overwhelming time, you don’t have to face it alone. You can be sure that our nurses and staff are here to listen to you and give you the information you need to make a safe and healthy choice.
Before you consider an abortion, we strongly encourage you to consider the following:
1. Is the abortion clinic licensed?
In Massachusetts, abortion providers have to be licensed. This is important to note because those that are not licensed are not subject to health and safety inspections. Moreover, even licensed clinics may not be regularly inspected. Therefore, it is up to you to carefully look into the clinic you choose. In order to check for recent inspection information, google “abortion clinic inspections in MA” and look for information on the provider you are considering.
2. Additionally, you have the right to ask for the credentials of the abortion doctors and staff, their experience, as well as any medical malpractice the abortion clinic or staff have been involved in.
Prior to, you may want to ensure the person performing the abortion is a board-certified OB-GYN. Since this is not a requirement in Massachusetts, other types of physicians and even non-physician healthcare professionals might perform the abortion.
3. What does the abortion clinic do in case of an emergency?
For instance, does the doctor have admitting privileges at the nearest hospital? Obviously, risks are involved with any medical procedure. Therefore, it is important that the clinic has a plan for any circumstance that may arise, even if it is rare.
4. What anesthesia do they use and who is responsible for administering it?
Unquestionably, a trained physician or certified nurse anesthetist are the only people that should be administering anesthesia.
5. Will the abortion clinic be performing an ultrasound?
An ultrasound is very important in confirming the viability, location, and gestational age of a pregnancy. Please note: dating a pregnancy by your last menstrual period is not the most accurate assessment of gestational age. It’s important to have an accurate assessment by ultrasound because gestational age affects which abortion procedure is performed and how much you are charged. Additionally, ultrasounds are essential in diagnosing ectopic pregnancies, which are life-threatening if left untreated.
Our center offers free ultrasound referrals. Schedule your appointment today.
6. During your initial pre-abortion consultation, ask yourself:
- Is the clinic clean?
- What is the atmosphere like?
- Is the staff taking the time to answer all your questions fully?
- Are they listening to any concerns you have?
- Do you feel like they are judging you or pressuring you to make a certain decision?
7. Always remember, you have the right to change your mind
Bellingham, MA
Get In Touch
Visit Us
Problem Pregnancy
Know The Facts
If you’re facing an unplanned pregnancy, make an appointment to visit Problem Pregnancy near Bellingham, MA. All services are free, confidential, and designed to help you with the choices you may face.
Problem Pregnancy does not perform or refer for abortions.
Sources
Gynecology and Society of Family Planning Committee on Practice Bulletins, Creinin, M, & Grossman, D. (2014). Medical management of first trimester abortion. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2014(143), 1-18. Retrieved from https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2020/10/medication-abortion-up-to-70-days-of-gestation
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). State ultrasound requirements in abortion procedure. Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/state-indicator/ultrasound-requirements/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). Regulations on facilities and clinicians providing abortions. Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/state-indicator/regulations-on-facilities-and-clinicians-providing-abortions/?currentTimeframe=0&selectedRows=%7B%22states%22:%7B%22
illinois%22:%7B%7D%7D%7D&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D
Sources
Gynecology and Society of Family Planning Committee on Practice Bulletins, Creinin, M, & Grossman, D. (2014). Medical management of first trimester abortion. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2014(143), 1-18. Retrieved from https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles
/2020/10/medication-abortion-up-to-
70-days-of-
gestation
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). State ultrasound requirements in abortion procedure. Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/state-indicator/ultrasound-requirements/?currentTimeframe=0&
sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:
%22Location%22,%22sort%22:
%22asc%22%7D
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). Regulations on facilities and clinicians providing abortions. Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/state-indicator/regulations-on-facilities-and-clinicians-providing-abortions/?currentTimeframe=0&
selectedRows=%7B%22states%22:%7B%22illinois%22:
%7B%7D%7D%7D&
sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:
%22Location%22,%22sort%22:
%22asc%22%7D
Questions & Answers
According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 10-25% of all clinically recognized pregnancies will naturally end in a miscarriage. “Miscarriage”, medically known as “spontaneous abortion”, is the common term used to describe a natural end to a pregnancy. Problem Pregnancy offers a limited ultrasound to qualified women to confirm a viable (developing), intrauterine (in the uterus) pregnancy. In many cases, the ultrasound can be performed during the same visit.
If fetal viability is not established, then you are a candidate with a high probability of miscarrying. Miscarriage is your body’s natural way of ending a pregnancy. In a case like this you would not need the pain, cost, and risk of an abortion!
- Severe cramping of the uterus or pelvic pain
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Emotional or psychological distress
- Abdominal pain and cramping
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Back pain
Medical abortion information from the Mayo Clinic
Some of the most common surgical abortion procedures include manual vacuum aspiration, dilation and curettage, and dilation and evacuation. If you choose to have a surgical abortion you may want to consider an ultrasound-guided procedure as they have been determined to result in fewer complications.
The risks for any surgery are: Hemorrhaging (bleeding) and Infection
Additional risks of surgical abortion include:
- Excessive bleeding (hemorrhaging)
- Infection of the uterus
- Infection of the fallopian tubes which can cause scarring and infertility
- Puncture or perforation of the uterus
- Scarring of the uterine lining (suction tubing, curettes, and other abortion instruments may cause permanent scarring of the uterine lining)
- Damage to the cervix creating complications with future pregnancies
- Death, in rare circumstances
Other risks can include:
- Premature births with future pregnancies
- Incomplete removal of the fetus, placenta or contents of the uterus
It may be possible to reverse the effect of the abortion pill. If you change your mind after taking the first abortion pill, mifepristone, time is of the essence. For more information, call the Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline 877-558-0333.
Before taking the Morning After Pill, you should understand what it is, what it could mean to your health and how it works.
The “morning after pill” is a large dose of oral contraceptive known as Plan B One -Step. It is a single pill you take by mouth. It must be taken within 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex or birth control failure to help prevent pregnancy.
Plan B is believed to act as an emergency contraceptive principally by preventing ovulation or fertilization. In addition, it may inhibit implantation. It is not effective once the process of implantation has begun. Plan B is intended to avoid potential pregnancy, so it is important to confirm you are not pregnant before taking this emergency contraception option.
If your period is more than a week late, it is possible that you may be pregnant. You should get a pregnancy test and follow up with your health care provider or come to Problem Pregnancy for a pregnancy test and consultation.
- Emergency contraception is not effective if a woman is already pregnant.
- Plan B should not be used as routine contraception
- Plan B does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections.
- The most common side effects in the Plan B clinical trial were nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, and menstrual changes.
- Because Plan B makes the uterus inhospitable to the developing embryo, it may lead to an ectopic pregnancy
- The manufacturer warns that Plan B is not recommended for routine use as a contraceptive
- Use of Plan B may result in an ectopic pregnancy. If you experience severe lower abdominal pain 3-5 weeks after taking Plan B, seek medical attention.
Problem Pregnancy does not provide emergency contraception but can provide you with education and pregnancy testing.
The price of an abortion can range from several hundred to several thousand dollars. The final cost is dependent on multiple factors: how far along you are in your pregnancy, what type of abortion you have, your health insurance, the type of clinic you go to, and your choice of anesthesia.
Abortion Clinic Provider 02019 02038 01756
Bellingham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The town sits on the southwestern fringe of Metropolitan Boston, along the rapidly growing “outer belt” that is Route 495. It is formally a part of the Boston–Cambridge–Quincy metropolitan statistical area, as well as the Providence metropolitan area.