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The Prevention and Management of Unsafe Abortion. Report of a Technical Working Group.

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This report contains the collective view of international experts on prevention and management of unsafe abortion. Areas covered by the report include:

  • overview of the contribution of unsafe abortion to maternal mortality
  • discussion of draft guidelines for the clinical management of complications of unsafe abortion
  • discussion of the need for additional research in management of complications of unsafe abortion
  • discussion of indicators of progress in the management of unsafe abortion
  • provision of immediate post-abortion contraception
  • need for additional clinical and operations research in immediate post-abortion contraception
  • indicators of progress in the provision of post-abortion contraception and prevention of repeat unsafe abortion
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Author(s): WHO
Published: 1992
Publisher: WHO

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