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Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, which can occur spontaneously or through induced methods. Unsafe abortions, defined as procedures performed by unqualified individuals or in inadequate environments, lead to significant maternal mortality, with around 68,000 women dying annually from such procedures. The document highlights the pressing public health issue of unsafe abortions, the methods used, and the common reasons women seek abortions.

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ABORTION MKU

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, which can occur spontaneously or through induced methods. Unsafe abortions, defined as procedures performed by unqualified individuals or in inadequate environments, lead to significant maternal mortality, with around 68,000 women dying annually from such procedures. The document highlights the pressing public health issue of unsafe abortions, the methods used, and the common reasons women seek abortions.

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ABORTION

Defn:

• Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by


removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus.
• An abortion that occurs without intervention is
known as "spontaneous abortion";
• When deliberate steps are taken to end a
pregnancy, it is called termination, or less
frequently "induced miscarriage“.
Unsafe Abortions
An unsafe abortion is defined as “a procedure for
terminating an unintended pregnancy carried out either by
persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment
that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or
both.”
 The fifth United Nations Millennium Development Goal
recommends a 75% reduction in maternal mortality by
2015.
WHO deems unsafe abortion as one of the easiest
preventable causes of maternal mortality and a
staggering public health issue.
Epidemiology
 Every year, worldwide, about 42 million women with
unintended pregnancies choose abortion, and nearly half
of these procedures, 20 million, are unsafe.
 Some 68,000 women die of unsafe abortion annually,
making it one of the leading causes of maternal mortality
(13%).
 Of the women who survive unsafe abortion, 5 million will
suffer long-term health complications.
 Unsafe abortion is thus a pressing issue.
ct....
• According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), every 8 minutes a woman in a
developing nation will die of complications
arising from an unsafe abortion.
Methods

Medical- abortions are those induced by abortifacient


pharmaceuticals.
Surgical-vacuum aspiration consists of removing the fetus
or embryo , placenta , and membranes by suction using a
manual syringe, while electric vacuum aspiration (EVA)
uses an electric pump.
The most common reasons

 birth-timing
 limiting family size.
 Maternal Health
 Inability to afford a child
 Domestic Violence
 lack of support
 feeling they are too young
 wishing to complete education or advance a career,
 not being able or willing to raise a child conceived as a result
of rape or incest.
Physical health risks associated with unsafe
abortion include:
 Incomplete abortion (failure to remove or expel all
pregnancy tissue from the uterus);
 Haemorrhage (heavy bleeding);
 infection;
 Uterine perforation (caused when the uterus is pierced by
a sharp object); and
 Damage to the genital tract and internal organs as a
consequence of inserting dangerous objects into the
vagina or anus.
 Rhesus Issoimunization if one is Rhesus Negative
Refferences
• World Health Organization. Unsafe abortion:Global and Regional Estimates
of the Incidence of Unsafe Abortion and Associated Mortality in 2003. 5th ed.
Geneva: World Health Organization; 2007.
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/unsafeabortion_2003/
ua_estimates03.pdf
• Bearak J, Popinchalk A, Ganatra B, Moller A-B, Tunçalp Ö, Beavin C et al.
Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status
of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990–2019. Lancet
Glob Health. 2020 Sep; 8(9):e1152-e1161. doi: 10.1016/S2214-
109X(20)30315-6.
• Haddad, L. B., & Nour, N. M. (2009). Unsafe abortion: unnecessary maternal
mortality. Reviews in obstetrics and gynecology, 2(2), 122.

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