Abortion is a legal medical procedure that has been provided to millions of American
women. Since the Institute of Medicine first reviewed the health implications of national …

Background Preterm birth (PTB) is the number one cause of perinatal mortality. Prior surgery
on the cervix is associated with an increased risk of PTB. History of uterine evacuation, by …

Background The provision of safe abortion services to women who need them has the
potential to drastically reduce or eliminate maternal deaths due to unsafe abortion. The …

Objective This guideline reviews evidence relating to the provision of surgical induced
abortion (IA) and second trimester medical abortion, including pre-and post-procedural care …

Background: A recent large meta-analysis concluded that prior surgical abortion was an
independent risk factor for spontaneous preterm birth (PTB), while they found no significant …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate operative time after adjunctive misoprostol or mifepristone
compared with overnight osmotic dilators alone for cervical preparation before dilation and …

Introducción y objetivo El aborto es la pérdida del producto de la concepción antes de la
viabilidad fetal y se considera la principal complicación del embarazo. El objetivo de …

Cervical ripening is defined as the significant softening of the cervical tissue that usually
begins before the onset of contractions during labor, and is required for cervical dilation and …

BACKGROUND: Cervical preparation is recommended before second-trimester abortion.
We investigated the use of a pharmacologic method of preparation, mifepristone, as …

Objective Evaluate implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care (MPAC) in two
African countries. Design Qualitative, program evaluation. Setting Twenty-five public and …