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Induced abortion
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Book : Induced abortion Language : English Library : Population Publish Place : Geneva ISBN : 92 4 120623 3 Publish Date : 00 1978 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3635 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
1. Introduction............................
2. Epidemiology of induced abortion..................
2.1 Sources of information.....................
2.2 Estimated incidence......................
2.3 Social and demographic characteristics of women seeking illegal abortions.............................
2.4 Relationship of induced abortion to contraception.........
2.5 Consequences of illegal abortion for health............
2.6 Research in progress .....................
3. Medical aspects of legal abortion..................
3.1 Mortality...........................
3.2 Morbidity.........................
3.3 Particular groups at hazard of increased mortality and morbidity.
3.4 Techniques of abortion....................
3.5 Choice of technique at particular stages of gestation.......
3.6 Abortion with concurrent sterilization.............
3.7 Postabortion insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices (lUDs).
3.8 Research in progress....................
4. Services for induced abortion
4.1 Social and legal norms and constraints........
4.2 The consequences of illegal abortion for health services
4.3 Factors related to the abortion-seeking woman . . . .
4.4 The provision of services for induced abortion.....
4.5 Research in progress................
5. Research recommendations.....
5.1 Epidemiology of induced abortion
5.2 Medical aspects of legal abortion
5.3 Services for induced abortion . .
Annex 1. Abbreviated protocol for studying the health effects and health service costs of illegally induced abortion............
Annex 2. Abbreviated protocol for patient/services interaction study of abortion ............................
