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Maternal mortality and unsafe abortion
Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2008Unsafe abortions refer to terminations of unintended pregnancies by persons lacking the necessary skills, or in an environment lacking the minimum medical standards, or both. Globally, unsafe abortions account for 67,900 maternal deaths annually (13% of total maternal mortality) and contribute to significant morbidity among women, especially in under ...
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International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2003
We conducted a retrospective study of induced abortion as a cause of death in Uruguay for the period 1997–2001. Results show that although the maternal mortality rates of Uruguay are similar to those of developed countries death from unsafe abortion is the main single contributor to that rate and one of the highest in the world.
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We conducted a retrospective study of induced abortion as a cause of death in Uruguay for the period 1997–2001. Results show that although the maternal mortality rates of Uruguay are similar to those of developed countries death from unsafe abortion is the main single contributor to that rate and one of the highest in the world.
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Unsafe abortion in adolescents
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2001Every year, an estimated 2.0-4.4 million adolescents resort to abortion. In comparison with adults, adolescents are more likely to delay the abortion, resort to unskilled persons to perform it, use dangerous methods and present late when complications arise. Adolescents are also more likely to experience complications. Consequently, adolescents seeking
A A, Olukoya +3 more
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Unsafe abortion: an avoidable tragedy
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2002An estimated 60 000-70 000 women die annually from complications of unsafe abortion and hundreds of thousands more suffer long-term consequences which include chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The reasons for the continuing high incidence of unwanted pregnancy leading to unsafe abortion include lack of access to, or misuse of and misinformation ...
Paul F A, Van Look, Jane C, Cottingham
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Eliminating unsafe abortion worldwide
The Lancet, 2007In todays Lancet Gilda Sedgh and colleagues report new findings about abortion that are both good and bad news. The absolute number and rate of abortions globally have slightly declined since 1995. Yet these findings mask increases in much of the developing world and virtually no change in the rate of unsafe abortion.
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Complications of Unsafe and Self-Managed Abortion
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020Complications of Unsafe and Self-Managed Abortion As U.S. abortion laws become more restrictive, women will end pregnancies without clinical supervision.
Lisa H, Harris, Daniel, Grossman
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Preventing Unsafe Abortion in Nigeria
African Journal of Reproductive Health, 1997This paper reviews pertinent literature and identifies research needs relating to unsafe abortion in Nigeria. The paper is organised into three sections. In the first part of the article, a conceptual framework for developing a research agenda to prevent unsafe abortion among Nigerian women is articulated.
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Abortion Legislation: Unsafe? Unconstitutional?
Journal of Legal Medicine, 2020States continue to write legislation that puts restrictions on abortion care. In this poster, we scrutinize and analyze Ohio’s General Assembly 132 (2018) recent enactment of Senate Bill 145, which...
Marisa J. DeSanto, Robert A. Bitonte
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The abortion pill: A solution for unsafe abortions in developing countries?
Social Science & Medicine, 1992The abortion pill is a new abortion technique which does not require technically skilled health personnel. Several clinical researchers have stated that the ease of administration of the abortion pill gives it the potential to save lives in countries where thousands of women die annually from complications of failed abortions due to poor health ...
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Issues in brief (Alan Guttmacher Institute), 2010
In Zambia, because safe, legal abortion is inaccessible to many women, an unknown number of women each year resort to illegal abortions, many of which are performed under unsanitary and unsafe conditions. The death toll from these procedures is likely high, and almost all such deaths could be avoided if access to safe abortion were improved and ...
Rosemary Ndonyo, Likwa +2 more
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In Zambia, because safe, legal abortion is inaccessible to many women, an unknown number of women each year resort to illegal abortions, many of which are performed under unsanitary and unsafe conditions. The death toll from these procedures is likely high, and almost all such deaths could be avoided if access to safe abortion were improved and ...
Rosemary Ndonyo, Likwa +2 more
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