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Chapter 22 - Management of Unintended Pregnancy

from Section 4 - Contraception and STIs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2021

By
John J. Reynolds-Wright  and
Sharon T. Cameron
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona-Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona-Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Unintended pregnancy is common. It is estimated that one in three pregnancies end in abortion. Management of unintended pregnancy, in the form of surgical and medical abortion, is an essential part of reproductive healthcare and fundamental for training in obstetrics and gynaecology. Comprehensive abortion care includes provision of accurate information on methods of abortion, provision of abortion and post-abortion care.

This chapter will provide background on the prevalence of abortion, pre-abortion assessment, methods of abortion, post-abortion contraception and management of abortion-related complications.

Keywords

termination of pregnancy (TOP)abortion servicesmedical abortionvacuum aspirationpost-abortion contraception
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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Gynaecology
 , pp. 175 - 181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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