Background Miscarriage occurs in 10% to 15% of pregnancies. The traditional treatment,
after miscarriage, has been to perform surgery to remove any remaining placental tissues in …

Worldwide 75 million women need postabortion care (PAC) services each year following
safe or unsafe induced abortions and miscarriages. We reviewed more than 550 studies on …

During the early 1990s, global health experts developed a new model of emergency
obstetric care: post-abortion care or PAC. In developing countries with restrictive abortion …

Background In most pregnancies that miscarry, arrest of embryonic or fetal development
occurs some time (often weeks) before the miscarriage occurs. Ultrasound examination can …

Background Miscarriage, defined as the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks'
gestation, is common with approximately 25% of women experiencing a miscarriage in their …

At the 1994 ICPD, sub-Saharan African (SSA) states pledged, inter alia, to guarantee quality
post-abortion care (PAC) services. We synthesized existing research on PAC services …

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 …

Objectives This study aimed to compare the efficacy of oral misoprostol with manual vacuum
aspiration (MVA) in first trimester incomplete abortions. Methods This randomised controlled …

Objective This study aimed to assess women´ s acceptability of diagnosis and treatment of
incomplete abortion with misoprostol by midwives, compared with physicians. Methods This …

Objective The study aimed to assess the use of misoprostol and complications associated
with abortions in referral hospitals in Nigeria, a country with restrictive abortion laws …