BACKGROUND: The 1990–2008 estimates for the maternal mortality associated with unsafe
abortion require a re-examination. OBJECTIVE: To provide the latest estimates of the …

Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in Africa and is responsible for the deaths
and disabilities of thousands of women each year. Low contraceptive use, restrictive …

Background: Abortions performed by persons lacking the requisite skills or in environments
lacking minimal medical standards or both are considered unsafe. It is estimated that over …

Objective To describe the current management of incomplete abortion in South African
public hospitals and to discuss the extent to which management is clinically appropriate …

Unsafe abortion represents a preventable yet major cause for maternal mortality in India. A
majority of these abortions are performed confidentially. Complications occur in a large …

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 …

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

Background: Unsafe abortions resulting from unintended pregnancies denote an important
public health challenge throughout the world. Although various strategies have been used to …

BACKGROUND Maternal deaths from unsafe abortion continue to occur globally, with
particularly high rates in Sub-Saharan Africa where most abortions are classified as 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 …