Background: Unsafe abortion accounts for 13% of maternal mortality in Africa. Most of these
abortions are performed by unskilled practitioners, which often results in complications …

Globally, about 210 million pregnancies occur each year and out of which 80 million
pregnancies are unintended (Singh et al. 2009). A report by the World Health Organization …

To estimate prevalence and factors of induced abortion both therapeutically induced and
illegally induced and know clinical presentations and complications of induced abortion …

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 …

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 …

Background: Unsafe abortions occur when pregnancy is terminated by unqualified person or
in an environment that do not conform to minimal medical standards or both. The aim of this …

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 …

Background Complications due to unsafe abortion cause high maternal morbidity and
mortality, especially in developing countries. This study describes post-abortion …

No method of contraception is 100% effective; over half the women seeking an abortion are
using contraception (Jones et al., 2002). It has been estimated that 42 million abortions are …