Preventing unsafe abortion

PUBLICATIONS

2012

• Safe and unsafe induced abortion - Global and regional levels in 2008, and trends during 1995–2008
  Information sheet
• Unsafe abortion incidence and mortality -Global and regional levels in 2008 and trends
  Information sheet
• Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems
  Second edition
• Facts on induced abortion worldwide
  Fact sheet

2011

• Unsafe abortion: global and regional estimates of the incidence of unsafe abortion and associated mortality in 2008
  Sixth edition

2010

• What health-care providers say on providing abortion care in Cape Town, South Africa: findings from a qualitative study
  Social science research policy brief
• Packages of interventions
  Family planning, safe abortion care, maternal, newborn and child health

1994-2008

• Mid-level health-care providers are a safe alternative to doctors for first-trimester abortions in developing countries
  Social science research policy brief
• Unsafe abortion: global and regional estimates of incidence of unsafe abortion and associated mortality in 2003
  Fifth edition
• Frequently asked clinical questions about medical abortion
• The WHO Strategic Approach to strengthening sexual and reproductive health policies and programmes
• Preventing unsafe abortion and its consequences - Priorities for Research and Action
• Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic
  The Lancet sexual & reproductive health series
• The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes
• Abortion and contraception in Romania: a strategic assessment of policy, programme and research issues
• Unsafe abortion: global and regional estimates of incidence of unsafe abortion and associated mortality in 2000
  Fourth edition
• Abortion in Viet Nam: An assessment of policy, programme and research issues
• Post-abortion family planning
  A practical guide for programme managers
• Studying unsafe abortion: a practical guide
• Complications of abortion
  Technical and managerial guidelines for prevention and treatment
• Clinical management of abortion complications: a practical guide

Work in the area of prevention of unsafe abortion is done exclusively within the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP).