scholarly journals Correcting spontaneous abortion rates for the presence of induced abortion.

1988 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Figa'-Talamanca ◽  
F Repetto
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Abortion ◽  
Induced Abortion

scholarly journals A Case Study of Utilization of Abortion Service in the Tertiary Hospital of Western Region of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra Kumar Chaudhary ◽  
Nirmal Kumar Jha ◽  
Bijay Manandhar ◽  
Krishna Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Abortion ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Safe Motherhood ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Women Health ◽  
The People ◽  
Medical Termination ◽  
Comprehensive Abortion Care ◽  
Western Regional

Introduction: Unsafe abortion is one of the major public health problems in developing countries including Nepal. After integration of comprehensive abortion care in safe motherhood service, there has been improvement in maternal and women health in Nepal. Furthermore, improvements are required in raising awareness and accessibility to safe abortion services to all the women in throughout the country. Methods: This is a retrospective study carried out in Western Regional Hospital after reviewing the data from the hospital records. Demographic details, parity, types of abortion for spontaneous abortion, and methods of induced abortion were noted and analyzed. Results: Maximum number of women belonged to 20-24 years of age and is Brahmin/Chhetri. Multi gravida are more than primi and they underwent induced abortion by medical termination of pregnancy. Similarly, incomplete abortion was in highest number among the spontaneous abortion. Conclusion: Easy availability of the safe abortion services and awareness among the people regarding it would certainly improve the maternal health and quality of life.

scholarly journals Family planning practices and prehospital care received by women seeking abortion services in a tertiary care hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2239
Author(s):  
Upasana Deb ◽  
Narendra K. Tiwary
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Spontaneous Abortion ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The study was carried out in the department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at RG Kar Medical college and Hospital, among 114 attendees seeking induced or spontaneous abortion. The aim of the study was to assess their socio demographic characteristics, elicit their family planning knowledge, practices and prehospital care received by them before coming to this institute.Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using a predesigned, pretested schedule using systemic random sampling technique among women seeking abortion services at a tertiary care centre.Results: Out of the 114 interviewees, 53 (46.5%) underwent induced abortion and rest had spontaneous abortion. Statistically significant difference was found between the mean age of induced and spontaneous abortion seekers. Majority i.e. 28 (52.8%) of induced abortion seekers first sought help at illegal abortion service providers. Statistically significant difference was found in duration of marriage, gravidity and number of living children between induced and spontaneous abortion candidates. Contraceptive knowledge and practice were found to be higher among induced abortion seekers.Conclusions: This study clearly shows the need to focus on unmet need for family planning services including safe abortion services at pre-tertiary hospital level. The Government needs to stop advertisement and sale of over the counter abortifacients which is proving to be a menace to women’s health. 

Responding to Simkulet’s objections to the two tragedies argument

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-224
Author(s):  
Henrik Friberg-Fernros
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Abortion ◽  
Thought Experiment ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Second Line ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
First Line ◽  
Induced Abortions

The two tragedies argument (2TA) has been raised as a response to the argument against abortion from spontaneous abortion (or miscarriages). According to this argument against the antiabortion position (AAP), miscarriages should be of great concern for proponents of this position since they result in a greater amount of deaths of human beings than induced abortions do. According to critics of AAP, this fact undermines its plausibility, since proponents of the AAP either must try to prevent miscarriages to the same extent as they try to prevent abortions or abandon their opposition to at least some abortions—which are not acceptable options for proponents of APP. The claim of 2TA is that one can differentiate between induced abortion and miscarriages due to the fact that the former involves the act of killing of another human being. This fact adds a tragedy to the tragedy that both abortions and miscarriages result in – the death of a human being – and contributes to justifying the choice of proponents of AAP to prioritise the prevention of abortions rather than miscarriages. In this response, I defend 2TA against criticism that claims that this argument is: (1) inconsistent with the AAP and (2) trivialises the death of the fetus. My claim is that the first line of criticism rests on a misunderstanding of the premises of 2TA while the second line of criticism rests on a disanalogous thought experiment. I therefore conclude that these objections fail.

INDUCED ABORTION AND SPONTANEOUS ABORTION: NO CONNECTION?

1978 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNIE KLINE ◽  
ZENA STEIN ◽  
MERVYN SUSSER ◽  
DOROTHY WARBURTON
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Abortion ◽  
Induced Abortion
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