During humanitarian crises, women are particularly vulnerable to unwanted pregnancy.
Unsafe abortion is among the five leading causes of maternal mortality and it is the only one …

Women and girls are increasingly the direct and targeted victims of armed conflict and
studies show that they are disproportionately and differentially affected. However …

Background Abortion-related complications are one of the five main causes of maternal
mortality. However, research about abortion is very limited in fragile and conflict-affected …

Background Although sexual and reproductive health services have become more available
in humanitarian settings over the last decade, safe abortion services are still rarely provided …

Conditions prevailing in humanitarian crises often create a coercive environment for women.
Material and security needs and pre-exisiting inequalities render women particularly …

BACKGROUND Maternal deaths from unsafe abortion continue to occur globally, with
particularly high rates in Sub-Saharan Africa where most abortions are classified as unsafe …

Since the 1990s, the Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian
settings (IAFM) has provided authoritative guidance on reproductive health service provision …

Introduction In the recent past, due to the pandemic and humanitarian crisis, the healthcare
system has dived into turmoil, especially regarding core facilities for women and maternal …

Materials and methods A total of 296 female patients of child-bearing age presented
between 2012 and 2015 in the emergency department (ED), Nishtar Hospital, Multan, after …

Introduction Women and girls are affected significantly in both sudden and slow-onset
emergencies, and face multiple sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges in …