Background Management of uterine evacuation is essential for increasing safe abortion
care. Monitoring through surveillance systems tracks changes in clinical practice and …

In most developed countries vacuum aspiration has been shown to be safer and less costly
than sharp curettage (SC) for uterine evacuation. In many of the developing countries …

Honduras is one of the 17 priority countries included in the International Federation of
Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Initiative for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion and its …

Objective To evaluate the use of contraception soon after abortion, ectopic, or molar
pregnancy following the establishment of a surveillance network (MUSA). Methods A cross …

In 2009, we published an article in RHM showing a large delay in provision of emergency
obstetric care to women who died from unsafe abortion complications at the Centre …

ABSTRACT A postabortion care program was implemented in 11 primary and secondary
health facilities in rural Tanzania in order to decentralize comprehensive postabortion care …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) in term
of complete uterine evacuation of product of conception. Secondary end point was to assess …

Background Abortion related deaths as a proportion of maternal mortality appears to have
fallen dramatically in Bangladesh from 5% in 2001 to 1% in 2010. Yet complications from …

INTRODUÇÃO: O uso de aspiração a vácuo (AV) no tratamento do aborto incompleto é
prática bastante difundida em países desenvolvidos. Vários estudos nesses países indicam …

Dilation and evacuation (D&E) is the recommended surgical procedure for uterine
evacuation in the second trimester. Despite its established safety record, it is not routinely …