Background Abortion-related mortality is one of the main causes of maternal mortality
worldwide. Laws often restrict the provision of safe abortion care, yet post-abortion care is a …

Around the world, 56 million induced abortions took place annually in 2010–14, which was
about 25% of all pregnancies. Abortion rates vary widely across regions, do not differ …

Background In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, access to abortion is legally restricted,
which partly contributes to high incidence of unsafe abortion. This may result in unsafe …

Background Annually, around 44 million abortions are induced worldwide. Safe termination
of pregnancy (TOP) services can reduce maternal mortality, but induced abortion is illegal or …

Background Complications of abortion are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality
worldwide, along with hemorrhage, sepsis, and hypertensive diseases of pregnancy. In …

Background An estimated 65,000 abortions occurred in Zimbabwe in 2016, and 40%
resulted in complications that required treatment. Quality post-abortion care (PAC) services …

OBJECTIVE: To implement the Safe Abortion Care (SAC) model in public health facilities in
the Tigray region of Ethiopia and document the availability, utilization, and quality of SAC …

Although safe, effective, evidence-based interventions that are simple enough to be
provided at primary-care level exist, provision of safe abortion remains restricted to …

Introduction With a view to inform policy for improved postabortion care, we describe
abortion-related near-miss and mortality by sociodemographic risk factors and management …

Inaccessible sexual and reproductive health care continues to be a major obstacle to
women's health and a violation of their rights. 1 Access to comprehensive abortion care …