Health care providers' perceptions of and attitudes towards induced abortions in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: a systematic literature review of qualitative …

U Rehnström Loi, K Gemzell-Danielsson, E Faxelid… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Unsafe abortions are a serious public health problem and a major human rights
issue. In low-income countries, where restrictive abortion laws are common, safe abortion …

[HTML][HTML] Abortion around the world. An overview of legislation, measures, trends, and consequences

A Guillaume, C Rossier, P Reeve - Population, 2018 - cairn-int.info
L'avortement est une pratique de régulation de la fécondité utilisée par les femmes en cas
d'absence ou d'échec de la contraception. Les législations régulant sa pratique vont, selon …

Placenta accreta spectrum: a hysterectomy can be prevented in almost 80% of cases using a resective-reconstructive technique

JM Palacios-Jaraquemada, A Fiorillo… - The journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To describe the use of surgical repair (One-step resective-conservative surgery) in
all cases of placenta accreta spectrum. Study design Multicentre retrospective case series …

Treating spontaneous and induced septic abortions

DA Eschenbach - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Worldwide, abortion accounts for approximately 14% of pregnancy-related deaths, and
septic abortion is a major cause of the deaths from abortion. Today, septic abortion is an …

L'avortement dans le monde. État des lieux des législations, mesures, tendances et conséquences

A Guillaume, C Rossier - Population, 2018 - shs.cairn.info
L’avortement dans le monde. État des lieux des législations, mesures, tendances et
conséquences | Cairn.info Cairn.info, Matières à réflexion Cairn.info, Matières à réflexion …

Barriers and facilitators in the provision of post-abortion care at district level in central Uganda–a qualitative study focusing on task sharing between physicians and …

M Paul, K Gemzell-Danielsson, C Kiggundu… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Abortion is restricted in Uganda, and poor access to contraceptive methods
result in unwanted pregnancies. This leaves women no other choice than unsafe abortion …

Measuring unsafe abortion-related mortality: a systematic review of the existing methods

C Gerdts, D Vohra, J Ahern - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Comparison of treatment of incomplete abortion with misoprostol by physicians and midwives at district level in Uganda: a randomised controlled equivalence trial

M Klingberg-Allvin, A Cleeve, S Atuhairwe… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Misoprostol is established for the treatment of incomplete abortion but has not
been systematically assessed when provided by midwives at district level in a low-resource …

Understanding abortion-related stigma and incidence of unsafe abortion: experiences from community members in Machakos and Trans Nzoia counties Kenya

EK Yegon, PM Kabanya, E Echoka, J Osur - Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 - ajol.info
Introduction: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya has increased from 32 per 1000 women
of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women in 2012. This is one of the highest in Sub …

Trends in abortion policies in low-and middle-income countries

P Allotey, TKS Ravindran… - Annual review of public …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The decision to terminate a pregnancy is not one that is taken lightly. The need for an
abortion reflects limited sexual autonomy, ineffective or lack of access to contraceptive …