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Facility‐based treatment for medical complications resulting from unsafe pregnancy termination in the developing world, 2012: a review of evidence from 26 countries
Author(s) -
Singh S,
MaddowZimet I
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.13552
Subject(s) - receipt , developing country , pregnancy , latin americans , medicine , incidence (geometry) , developed country , environmental health , obstetrics , medical emergency , family medicine , business , economic growth , political science , population , physics , accounting , optics , biology , law , economics , genetics
With changing conditions affecting receipt of postabortion care, an updated estimate of the incidence of treatment for complications from unsafe pregnancy termination is needed to inform policies and programmes. National estimates of facility‐based treatment for complications in 26 countries form the basis for estimating treatment rates in the developing world. An estimated seven million women were treated in the developing world for complications from unsafe pregnancy termination in 2012, a rate of 6.9 per 1000 women aged 15–44 years. Regionally, rates ranged from 5.3 in Latin America and the Caribbean to 8.2 in Asia. Results inform policies to improve women's health. Tweetable abstract An estimated 7 million women were treated in the developing world for complications of unsafe TOP in 2012.