Abstract The latest World Health Organization data estimate that the total number of unsafe
abortions globally has increased to 21.6 million in 2008. There is increasing recognition by …

Abstract Introduction: Worldwide, 13% of maternal deaths are caused by complications of
spontaneous or induced abortion, 29% in Uruguay and nearly half (48%) in the Pereira …

Forty per cent of the world's women are living in countries with restrictive abortion laws,
which prohibit abortion or only allow abortion to protect a woman's life or her physical or …

Unsafe abortion is a major public health issue in low‐resource countries. In the countries of
West and Central Africa, abortion‐related maternal mortality rates are extremely high, the …

Introduction: Unsafe abortion is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in
developing countries despite provision of adequate care and legalization of abortion. The …

Maternal mortality and morbidity rates are very high in Africa. A large proportion of these
deaths is attributed to unsafe abortion. The International Federation of Gynecology and …

Approximately 47 000 women die each year worldwide as a result of the complications of
unsafe abortion, almost exclusively in low‐and middle‐income countries with restrictive …

Preventing unsafe abortion and its consequences: priorities for research and action Preventing
Unsafe Abortion and its Consequences Priorities for Research and Action Preventing Unsafe …

Unsafe abortions refer to terminations of unintended pregnancies by persons lacking the
necessary skills, or in an environment lacking the minimum medical standards, or both …