Reported patterns of pregnancy termination from Demographic and Health Surveys
IntroductionDemographic and Health Surveys, widely used for estimation of fertility and reproductive health indicators in developing countries, remain underutilized for the study of pregnancy termination.
David A Sánchez-Páez +1 more
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Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes on termination of pregnancy in eThekwini [PDF]
Background: While the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act No. 92 was legalised in 1996 permitting termination of pregnancy (TOP) to be accessed at various public health facilities in South Africa, unsafe abortions continue to take place outside
Tashnee Singh, Kantharuben Naidoo
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Factors influencing obstetricians’ acceptance of termination of pregnancy beyond the first trimester: a qualitative study [PDF]
Background In Belgium, termination of pregnancy after the first trimester is exclusively allowed on medical grounds. When faced with fetal or maternal health complications during pregnancy, patients typically turn to obstetricians for guidance on the ...
Fien De Meyer +5 more
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Lack of access to safe, affordable, timely and adequate pregnancy termination care, and the stigma associated with abortion in low-middle income countries (LMICs), pose a serious risk to women's physical and mental well-being throughout the lifespan ...
Djibril M Ba +6 more
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Objective: This study examines Irish obstetrics and gynaecology trainees’ experiences with and opinions of termination of pregnancy (ToP) after legal change. Study design: We invited obstetrics & gynaecology non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) to
Bianca M. Stifani +6 more
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The termination of the late pregnancy in Serbian law and comparative European law [PDF]
The termination of the late pregnancy causes legal, medical and ethical dilemmas. This is due to the development of fetus if pregnancy is late one and complexity of the needed medical procedures. Legal regime of the termination of late pregnancy contains
Kovaček-Stanić Gordana B.
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Unmarried Minor Girls and Pregnancy: Medico-Legal Issues
Sexual abuse of children is a heinous crime and violation of basic of human rights as well as child rights. When a minor girl becomes pregnant after an incidence of sexual abuse, the Protection of Children against sexual offences Act (POCSO Act) requires
Lalchand Verma; Sachin Meena; Deepali Pathak
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Psychological Reactions in Women with Pregnancy Termination Due to Fetal Anomaly
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine and compare grief, depression, and post-traumatic stress scores in women who underwent termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomaly in the first vs. second-trimester of pregnancy.
Gurcan Turkyilmaz +3 more
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Reproductive Health Practices in Spanish Women Who Underwent Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy
Background: The incidence of Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (VTP) is an important indicator of unplanned pregnancies and the differences in the functioning of contraceptive services and the effectiveness of their use.
M. V. Lapresa-Alcalde +3 more
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Safety of Vaginal Misoprostol for the Termination of Second Trimester Miscarriage in Women with Previous Uterine Scar in Iraq [PDF]
Pregnancy termination for a variety of fetal or maternal conditions has been defined as one of the common obstetrical procedures. The presence of an earlier uterine scar has been found as a highly significant risk factor, which needs to be considered ...
H Mahmood Shakir
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