Background Emergency contraception (EC) can significantly reduce the rate of unintended
pregnancies and unsafe abortions especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the increasing …

Unsafe abortion in Africa continues to be a major contributor to the global maternal mortality
which affects young women in particular. In Uganda, where abortion is legally restricted and …

Background Pregnancy-related (PR) deaths are often a result of direct obstetric
complications occurring at childbirth. Methods and Findings To estimate the burden of and …

Objective We sought to evaluate the accuracy of assessing gestational age (GA) prior to first
trimester medication abortion using last menstrual period (LMP) compared to ultrasound …

Conscientious objection is a legitimate right of physicians to reject the practice of actions that
violate their ethical or moral principles. The application of that principle is being used in …

Background The WHO estimates that 13% of maternal mortality is due to unsafe abortion,
but challenges with measurement and data quality persist. To our knowledge, no systematic …

Objectives In Zambia, despite a relatively liberal legal framework, there remains a
substantial burden of unsafe abortion. Many women do not use skilled providers in a well …

Background Women with bipolar I disorder are at high risk for severe episodes after
childbirth, but there is no study that provides an overview on bipolar episode risk both during …

Importance Gestational diabetes (GD) is one of the most common and important
complications of pregnancy. Identifying pregnant women who are at high risk of GD is crucial …

The extent to which women have had access to legal abortions has changed dramatically in
Western-Europe between 1960 and 2010. In most countries, abortion laws developed from …