Each year an estimated 20 million unsafe abortions take place worldwide, 95% of which
occur in the developing world.'Of the 1.1 billion adolescents aged 10-19 years, 85% live in …

PIP: This overview of unsafe abortion in Africa indicates some reforms such as the provision
of family planning services close to maternity units or hospitals where women can go for …

Despite decades of rhetoric by the international community, maternal mortality-or deaths of
women related to pregnancy and childbirth-remains stubbornly and unacceptably high in …

PIP: Annually, worldwide, there are approximately 150 million births and 50 million
abortions. In Africa, more than 90% of abortions are unsafe, the highest rate in the world …

T Abstract: Unsafe abortion is a common cause of maternal mortality in Nigeria. The impact
of unsafe abortion on maternal mortality is underappreciated because of the clandestine …

Complications of unsafe abortion account for 30–40% of maternal deaths in Nigeria. This
paper reports a case of unsafe abortion by dilatation and curettage, carried out by a medical …

Sub-Saharan Africa has, by far, the highest maternal mortality ratio today. It is estimated that
the risk of dying from pregnancy-related cause for a girl born in Africa today is as high as 1 …

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 …

Unsafe abortions and their complications are a major cause of maternal mortality. Hospital
based studies from most African countries confirm that up to 50% of maternal deaths are due …

In 1994, at the Intemrnational Conference on Population and Development, the world's
govemnments recognised unsafe abortion as a major public health problem. They pledged …