Nearly 40 years after enactment of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971,
unsafe abortion continues to be a neglected women's health issue in India. This prospective …

Background Unsafe abortion contributes to maternal deaths 13% globally and 25–35% of
Ethiopia. By considering the problem of unsafe abortion, Ethiopia amended a law that …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the incidence, pattern of presentation and management of
complications resulting from unsafe abortion as well as the associated demographic …

In Ghana, abortion mortality constitutes 11% of maternal mortality. Empirical studies on
possible disparities in abortion experience and access to safe abortion services are …

Introduction Unsafe abortion is a preventable cause of maternal mortality. While studies
report high number of abortions in India, the population-level rates of unsafe abortion and …

Though the law in India has permitted medical termination of pregnancy on broad legal
grounds for over two decades, unsafe abortions carried out by unqualified providers show …

Objectives: Unsafe abortion is a public health concern because of its impact on maternal
morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to document on induced abortion in …

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

METHODS: The Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology was used to estimate levels
of induced abortion in Malawi in 2009. Data on provision of postabortion care were collected …

In Ethiopia, the maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world—673 maternal
deaths per 100,000 live deliveries—and unsafe abortion is one of the five major causes of …