METHODS A widely used indirect methodology was used to estimate the incidence of
abortion and unintended pregnancy in Nigeria in 2012. Data on provision of abortion and …

Unsafe abortion and associated morbidity and mortality in women are completely avoidable.
This paper reports on an analysis of the association between legal grounds for abortion in …

Objective To estimate and describe the magnitude of abortion complications presenting at
public hospitals in Kenya. Design Cross‐sectional descriptive study. Setting Hospital‐based …

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 …

Background We know little about the frequency, correlates and conditions under which
women induce abortions in Nigeria. This study seeks to estimate the 1-year induced …

CONTEXT: Each year, 19 million unsafe abortions occur in developing countries, and an
estimated five million women are treated for the resulting serious medical complications …

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

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 …

To the Editor: The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act1 appears to have had a very
marked impact on abortion-related mortality. This conclusion can be drawn by comparing …

Context: Accurate measurement of induced abortion levels has proven difficult in many parts
of the world. Health care workers and policymakers need information on the incidence of …