Background Data for the causes of maternal deaths are needed to inform policies to improve
maternal health. We developed and analysed global, regional, and subregional estimates of …

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 …

Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths
by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies …

Abstract Background In Ghana, adolescents constitute about a quarter of the total
population. These adolescents make reproductive health decisions and choices based on …

In June 1999 a United Nations General Assembly Special Session reviewed and appraised
progress toward implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference …

This report on induced abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an overview of the legality of
abortion and describes how often and how safely abortions occur in the region's 48 …

During the past decade, unmet need for family planning has remained high in Pakistan and
gains in contraceptive prevalence have been small. Drawing upon data from a 2012 …

Background Women's access to abortion care is often denied or hampered due to a range of
barriers, many of which are rooted in abortion stigma. Abortion values clarification and …

Unsafe abortion continues to be a major cause of maternal death; it accounts for 14.5% of all
maternal deaths globally and almost all of these deaths occur in countries with restrictive …

Everyone has the right to decide on the number and timing of children without
discrimination, violence and oppression, to have the necessary information and facilities for …