Safe Abortion : Technical and Policy Guidance for Health Systems


World Health. Organization
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Medvirkende
Utgitt
Geneva : : World Health Organization, , 2012.
Omfang
1 online resource (133 p.)
Utgave
2nd ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Table; Table 1. Equivalent gestational ages in weeks and days during the first trimester; Contents; Executive summary; BOX; BOX 1 Recommended methods for surgical abortion; BOX 2 Recommended methods for medical abortion; BOX 3 Recommended methods of abortion for pregnancies of gestational age over 12 to 14 weeks; BOX 4 Recommendations for care preceding induced abortion; BOX 5 Recommendations for care post-abortion; BOX 6 Recommendations for health systems; BOX 7 Recommendations related to regulatory, policy and human rights considerations; Process of guideline development; Background. - BOX 3.3 Questions and issues to consider for periodic assessment and evaluation of abortion services. - Chapter 3Planning and managing safe abortion care; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Constellation of services; 3.3 Evidence-based standards and guidelines; BOX 3.1 Types of service suitable to each level of the health system; 3.4 Equipping facilities and training health-care providers; Table 3.1 Drugs, supplies and equipment for safe abortion care; 3.5 Monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement; BOX 3.2 Recommended training content for abortion-service providers; Table 3.2. Indicators for safe abortion care. - Figure 1.2 Case-fatality rates of legal induced abortions, spontaneous abortions or term deliveries, per 100 000 procedures, USAFigure 1.3 Case-fatality rates per 100 000 unsafe abortion procedures, by region; 1.5 Contraceptive use, accidental pregnancies and unmet need for family planning; Figure 1.4 Percentage of women who are married or in cohabiting union, using any method or modern method of contraception; 1.6 Regulatory and policy context. - MethodsDecision-making during the technical consultation; Document preparation and peer review; Dissemination of the guidance document; Updating the guidelines; Chapter 1; Safe abortion care: the public health and human rights rationale; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Public health and human rights; 1.3 Pregnancies and abortions; 1.4 Health consequences of unsafe abortion; Figure; Figure 1.1 The percentage distribution of women, births, unsafe abortions and related deaths, by developing region. - Table 1.1 Estimated number of women using a contraceptive method and those experiencing an unintended pregnancy during the first year of contraceptive use, by type of contraceptive method, global dataTable 1.2 Grounds on which abortion is permitted (% of countries) by region and subregion; 1.7 Economic costs of unsafe abortion; Chapter 2; Clinical care for women undergoing abortion; 2.1 Pre-abortion care; 2.2 Methods of abortion; BOX 2.1 Dosages and routes of administration for mifepristone followed by misoprostol; Table 2.1 Instrument processing; 2.3 Post-abortion care and follow-up. - In view of the need for evidence-based best practicesfor providing safe abortion care in order toprotect the health and human rights of women theWorld Health Organization (WHO) has updated its2003 publication Safe abortion: technical and policyguidance for health systems. In this process the WHO standards for guideline development have beenfollowed including: identification of priority questionsand outcomes; retrieval assessment and synthesis ofevidence; formulation of recommendations; and planningfor dissemination implementation impact evaluationand updating. For the clinical recommendationsp
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Abortion, Induced
Abortion, Legal - methods
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
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