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Fertility Nursing

Use this guide to find information resources about fertility nursing including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 17/09/2024

Key Resources

Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2023) Fertility care provision for the UK: position statement London: RCN.
Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) Fertility care and emotional wellbeing. London: RCN.
Book Cover Royal College of Nursing (2024) Fertility preservation. 3rd edn. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2024) Education and career progression framework for fertility nursing. 3rd edn. London: RCN.
Clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis Royal College of Nursing (2021) Clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis. London: RCN.
Book cover Royal College of Nursing (2023) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.
Book Cover Royal College of Nursing (2023) Female genital mutilation: an RCN resource for nursing and midwifery practice. 5th edn. London: RCN.
RCN-genital-examination-women Royal College of Nursing (2023) Genital examination in women: a resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.
Book Cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) Guidance for nurses and midwives to support those affected by domestic abuse. London: RCN.
Book Cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) Modern slavery and trafficking: guidance for nurses and midwives. London: RCN.
Publication Cover Royal College of Nursing (2021) Multiple births midwife standard: RCN guidance for midwifery and nursing. London: RCN.
RCN-conscientious-objection-termination-pregnancy Royal College of Nursing (2024) Conscientious objection (termination of pregnancy/abortion care): position statement. London: RCN.
Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) RCN nursing education in termination of pregnancy services. London: RCN.
RCN-Termination-of-pregnancy-and-abortion-care Royal College of Nursing (2024) Termination of pregnancy and abortion care: clinical guidance. London: RCN.
Book Cover Royal College of Nursing (2023) Women’s health pocket guide. London: RCN.
RCN page on domestic abuse
RCN page on female genital mutilation
RCN page on modern Slavey and human trafficking 
RCN page on pregnancy and disability
Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates, London: NMC.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: guidelines
We would like to thank the RCN Fertility Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Book Cover Balen A H (2023) Infertility in practice. 5th edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Book cover Grynberg M and Patrizio P (eds.) (2021) Female and male fertility preservation. Cham: Springer.
Book Cover Knight, J (2015) The complete guide to fertility awareness. London: Routledge
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Macklon N (2015) Case studies in assisted reproduction: common and uncommon presentations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Book Cover Melville C (2015) Sexual and reproductive health at a glance. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.
Book cover Vaamonde D, Hackney A C and Garcia-Manso J M (eds.) (2022) Fertility, pregnancy, and wellness. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Book Cover Watson R  (2015) Handbook of fertility: nutrition, diet, lifestyle and reproductive health. Amsterdam : Academic Press.

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British Infertility Counselling Association
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

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