The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP)

Introduction

This website provides information about the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP), also known as the Circumstances of Pregnancy questionnaire, a psychometrically-validated measure of pregnancy planning/intention developed by Geraldine Barrett and colleagues. Originally developed in the UK, the LMUP has now been validated for use in countries across the world. The main publications are from 2002 onwards. Technical information about the LMUP is provided on this website (essentially ‘the LMUP handbook’) and is continually updated.

LATEST NEWS

Dr Karen Trister Grace and colleagues have published an analysis of the relationship between pregnancy ambivalence and adverse outcomes (read the full paper here). They conclude:: “The LMUP, which captures multiple dimensions of ambivalence as well as addresses the deficiencies with traditional measures of behavior, may be the strongest measure to use when needed to comprehensively measure pregnancy ambivalence.”

Read about the Vision Taskforce taking forward the UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health's Hatfield Vision, Action 8 of which is:

The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy is introduced as the standard national measure of unplanned pregnancy

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