Background: Medical abortion (MA) is the mechanism by which the administration of one or
more drugs willingly interrupts a pregnancy. Around 46 million induced abortions occur …

Abstract Background: Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India
(FOGSI) recommends close monitoring of distribution of drugs that are used for medical …

Background: Medical abortion is a safe method of termination of pregnancy when performed
as per guidelines with a success rate of 92-97%. But self-administration of abortion pills is …

Unsafe abortion represents a preventable yet major cause for maternal mortality in India. A
majority of these abortions are performed confidentially. Complications occur in a large …

Background: Medical termination of pregnancy has been legalized in India since 1971.
Medical abortion pill is well effective in early weeks of pregnancy. It is safe only when it is …

Background: MTP Act has been a boon in India with legalization of medical abortion. But its
misuse by the rampant usage of over the counter medical abortifacients leads to …

Objective--To study the complications caused by self-administered medical abortion pills
sold over the counter without any medical supervision. MATERIAL AND METHOD--This …

Background: While medically supervised abortion adhering to guidelines boasts a success
rate of 92-97%, the widespread availability of abortion pills over the counter has led to …

Results: There were 66 cases of unsafe abortion admitted in three years. Most common
mode of unsafe abortion was by taking different types of oral drugs in various doses …

Aim: With 16% of the world's population, India accounts for over 20% of the world's maternal
deaths. The maternal mortality ratio, defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100 000 …