Abstract Background and Objective: Globally it is estimated that 26-53 million induced
abortions occur annually. An estimated 20 million of these are unsafe especially in countries …

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 …

Materials and Methods We looked at 23 consecutive cases of induced septic abortion
presenting at an obstetrics/gynecology subspecialty clinic for a 1-year period in an urban …

Objective: Discuss complication after unsafe abortion and management of uterine
perforation after curettage. Methods: Case report. Conclusion: Uterine perforation and ileum …

Introduction: Each year health and lives of millions of people are endangered by the termina-
tion of unwanted pregnancies. Unsafe induced abortions happen very often all over the …

Between 1991 and 1998, there were nine cases of uterine perforation following induced
abortion with prolapse of the bowel out of the introitus, managed at Usmanu Danfodiyo …

Objective: To determine the frequency, demographics, type of abortionist, method used, and
morbidity associated with complicated cases of unsafe abortion admitted to a tertiary care …

The abortion law in Nigeria states that abortion is illegal unless done to save the life of the
mother. 1 Otherwise, the laws of Nigeria criminalise abortion with a steep penalty for both …

Prior to 2007, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) had made
important contributions to the global effort to reduce maternal mortality; however, and similar …

A majority of the unsafe abortions are performed by untrained birth attendants or quacks
leading to complications in a large proportion of these cases. Complications like bowel …