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Study data from S.R. Fawcus et al provide new insights into maternal mortality.
"Unsafe abortions refer to terminations of unintended pregnancies by persons lacking the necessary skills, or in an environment lacking the minimum medical standards, or both. Globally, unsafe abortions account for 67,900 maternal deaths annually (13% of total maternal mortality) and contribute to significant morbidity among women, especially in under-resourced settings," researchers in Cape Town, South Africa report (see also Maternal Mortality).
"The determinants of unsafe abortion include restrictive abortion legislation, lack of female empowerment, poor social support, inadequate contraceptive services and poor health-service infrastructure. Deaths from unsafe abortion are preventable by addressing the above determinants and by the provision of safe, accessible abortion care. This includes safe medical or surgical methods for termination of pregnancy and management of incomplete abortion by skilled personnel. The service must also include provision of emergency medical or surgical care in women with severe abortion complications," wrote S.R. Fawcus and ...
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...changes in levels and patterns of maternal mortality in Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1994...were identified, corresponding to a maternal mortality ratio of 77 per 100,000 live births...with improvements in health care. Maternal mortality declined by 30% over the ten-year...
Source: HighBeam Research, Study data from S.R. Fawcus et al provide new insights into maternal...