Unsafe abortions remain a major public health problem in countries with very restrictive
abortion laws. In Brazil, parliamentarians− who have the power to change the law− are …

Objectives: to compile studies produced regardinggenetic and non-genetic risks factors
associated with occurrence of spontaneous abortion. Methods: it talks about a systematic …

Introduction: Unsafe abortion is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in
developing countries despite provision of adequate care and legalization of abortion. The …

Abstract Introduction: Worldwide, 13% of maternal deaths are caused by complications of
spontaneous or induced abortion, 29% in Uruguay and nearly half (48%) in the Pereira …

O texto apresenta um panorama dos estudos sobre aborto no país, no campo da Saúde
Coletiva, apontando lacunas e desafios para a investigação. A maioria das pesquisas está …

No Brasil, a indução do aborto é legalmente permitida somente quando necessária para
salvar a vida da mulher ou quando a concepção ocorreu de estupro. Apesar das restrições …

To characterise patients with abortion in Huambo, Angola, we have undertaken a
descriptive, longitudinal, prospective survey. A structured questionnaire was applied to 715 …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the occurrence of severe maternal complications associated with
abortion in Brazil. METHODS: In a cross-sectional multicenter study, prospective …

Abortion is generally defined as the termination of a pregnancy up to 22 weeks or, if the
gestational age is unknown and the product of conception weighs less than 500 grams or …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reported occurrence of spontaneous and induced abortion,
and abortion-associated severe maternal morbidity in Brazil. METHODS: A secondary …