Researchers who are working to break the awful silence on abortion in many parts of sub-
Sahara Africa must be heartily congratulated. The first step in changing any social situation …

Induced abortion is one of the major health problems and leading cause of maternal
mortality. In Pakistan 11% of maternal deaths occur due to unsafe abortion. In this one year …

Objective: To determine the frequency of unsafe abo-rtion and its morbidity and mortality in
patients pre-senting at Lady Aitchison Hospital Lahore (KEMU Lahore). Study Design …

A 15-year-old girl at 18 weeks gestation by the last menstrual period presented to a rural
Ugandan healthcare facility for termination of her pregnancy as a result of rape by her uncle …

SEPTIC/UNSAFE ABORTION: A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY Page 1 J Ayub Med Coll
Abbottabad 2012;24(3-4) http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/JAMC/24-3/Ruqqia.pdf 154 ORIGINAL …

Abortion is the termination of pregnancy that occurs spontaneously or purposely. In the most
developed world, abortion is legally allowed for women seeking safe termination of …

This report is the result of a collaborative project between the Population Council and the
Centre for Operations Research and Training, conducted as part of a Council program of …

Background: Among sorts of abortions, incomplete abortion is one of them in which there is
open cervical os with vaginal bleeding but there is not complete expulsion of all products of …

Addressing unsafe abortion in developing countries may propel a rapid decline in overall
maternal death. A retrospective review of patients with complicated unsafe abortion was …

Unsafe abortion is defined as an abortion performed either by persons lacking necessary
skills or in an environment lacking minimal medical standards or both1. Although unsafe …