Background Although abortion is a common gynecological procedure around the globe, we
lack synthesis of the known macroeconomic costs and outcomes of abortion care and …

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 …

Complete access to sexual and reproductive health is a fundamental human right. Women
and girls all across the world, particularly those living in poverty, have little or no access to …

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 …

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 …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of midwives administering misoprostol to women with
incomplete abortion seeking post-abortion care (PAC), compared with physicians. Design A …

Abortion is legal in South Africa, but over half of abortions remain unsafe there. Evidence
suggests women who are (Black) African, of lower socioeconomic status, living with HIV, or …

Abstract Background Despite Britain, Colombia, and some Mexican states sharing a health
exception within their abortion laws, access to abortion under the health exception varies …

STUDY QUESTION Can the high rate and associated burden of unintended pregnancy (UP)
and adolescent pregnancy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) be reduced through …

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 …