Introduction Complications due to unsafe abortions are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality in many sub-Saharan African countries. We aimed to characterise abortion-related …

Introduction Abortion-related complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
among women in many Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The objective of this …

Introduction According to the WHO, abortion accounts for about 8%(4.7–13.2) of maternal
mortality worldwide. In 2010, the WHO Multi-Country Survey (MCS) on Maternal and …

Background Barriers to accessing abortion care continue to exist even in settings where
abortion is legal. We aimed to determine current barriers faced by women seeking abortion …

Objective Approximately 18% of maternal deaths in East Africa is attributable to unsafe
abortion. Availability of comprehensive abortion care (CAC) services at all levels of the …

Background and methodology South Africa's Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of
1996 provides for safe termination of pregnancy (TOP) in designated facilities in the public …

Consensus is lacking on the most appropriate indicators to document progress in safe
abortion at programmatic and country level. We conducted a scoping review to provide an …

Background Complications due to unsafe abortion cause high maternal morbidity and
mortality, especially in developing countries. This study describes post-abortion …

Introduction Defining and accurately measuring abortion-related morbidity is important for
understanding the spectrum of risk associated with unsafe abortion and for assessing the …

Despite abortion being legally available on request up to and including the gestational age
of 12 weeks in South Africa, barriers to access remain. Barriers include provider opposition …