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A prospective study of complications from comprehensive abortion care services in Nepal [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2012 Abstract Background In March 2002, Nepal's Parliament approved legislation to permit abortion on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. Between 2004 and 2007, 176 comprehensive abortion care (CAC) service sites were established in Nepal, leading to a rise in safe, legal abortions.
Andersen Kathryn +5 more
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Socio-clinical profile of women receiving comprehensive abortion care
International journal of health sciences, 2022 Introduction: Comprehensive abortion care (CAC)is an intervention proven to prevent maternal death or injury. Disrupted health systems, limited contraception, and a higher instance of sexual violence cause an increase in the number of unintended pregnancies and demand for safe abortion.
Sharmila Pradhan +4 more
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Facilitating Uptake of Post-abortion Contraception for Young People in Kenya
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022 Globally, maternal mortality is unacceptably high, and unsafe abortion is the most easily preventable cause of maternal death. Post-abortion contraception, recognized as a High Impact Practice in Family Planning, can reduce rates of unintended ...
Faith Mbehero, Ruth Momanyi, Kate Hesel
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BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Ghana is one of few countries in sub-Saharan Africa with relatively liberal abortion laws, but little is known about the availability and quality of abortion services nationally.
Onikepe Owolabi +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Limited research in high-income countries (HICs) examines adolescent abortion care-seeking pathways. This review aims to examine the pathways and experiences of adolescents when seeking abortion care, and service delivery processes in provision of such ...
Anisa R Assifi +3 more
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2023 Access to safe and comprehensive abortion care has the potential to save thousands of lives and prevent significant injury in a vast and populous country such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While the signing of the Maputo Protocol in 2003
Annie L. Glover +4 more
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2023 Pregnancy-related complications are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. While the youngest adolescents (those aged 10–14) are considered to be at particularly high risk of adverse ...
Caitlin R. Williams +6 more
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Comprehensive abortion care: evidence of improvements in hospital-level indicators in Tigray, Ethiopia [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2013 ObjectiveApproximately 18% of maternal deaths in East Africa is attributable to unsafe abortion. Availability of comprehensive abortion care (CAC) services at all levels of the healthcare system, including medical abortion, has the potential to increase access to safe abortion thereby reducing the burden of unsafe abortion.
Prata, Ndola +2 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2019 Summary: Background: Abortion-related mortality is one of the main causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Laws often restrict the provision of safe abortion care, yet post-abortion care is a service that all countries have committed to provide to ...
Onikepe O Owolabi, PhD +2 more
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Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy: Comprehensive Abortion Care [PDF]
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2011 Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy: Comprehensive Abortion Care Maureen Paul, E Steve Lichtenberg, Lynn Borgatta, David A Grimes, Phillip G Stubblefield, Mitchell D Creinin (eds). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1-4051–7696-5. Price: £89.99.
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