Unsafe Abortion: Unnecessary Maternal Mortality

Despite the difficulties, this dilemma is not without a solution. Preventing unnecessary pregnancy should be a priority for all countries. Education for female reproductive health should be included in school. In countries that do not oppose the use of contraceptives, it is necessary to increase contraceptive services; this includes providing accurate information selection and proper use of contraceptive methods. Governments and NGOs need to find effective ways to overcome cultural and social misperceptions that restrict access to women's essential medical care.

In countries where abortion is legal, women must be well placed by public health centers for abortion. The practitioner should be trained in a safer abortion method and be able to transfer the patient to a medical institution that can provide emergency medical care in the event of complications. WHO strongly recommends that all medical facilities that treat women with abortion incomplete are equipped with appropriate facilities and trained staff to ensure consistent care and reasonable costs. In addition, abortion family plan counseling should be an integral part of the service.

There is evidence that the liberalized abortion law allows the practitioner to publicly provide services that can reduce abortion - related morbidity and mortality. However, socio-political and religious barriers play a role in the adoption of the abortion law and will continue to exist in the future. The role of research, grassroots organizations, health care providers, activists, and the media is important to emphasize the importance of relaxing abortion laws. Emotional, physical and economic costs of women and families and the burden of economic health systems should no longer be ignored.

The World Health Organization considers unsafe abortion to be one of the most preventable causes of maternal death

According to the data, even if the overall abortion rate declines, the proportion of insecure abortion is increasing.

Dangerous abortion methods include drinking toxic liquids, direct injury to the vagina, cervix, rectum, or trauma to the abdomen. Complications also come from immature providers that lead to uterine perforation and infections

Every year, 5 million women worldwide are hospitalized for the treatment of complications related to abortion, and due to abortion related death, 220,000 children without mothers are born.

Mitigation of abortion laws to prevent unwanted pregnancy, to provide better healthcare services, and to provide services publicly can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with abortion

Insecure abortion is an important cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. The least secure abortion occurs in places where abortion is illegal or in developing countries where no skilled practitioner is available or where existing contraceptives are not available. Unsafe abortion is estimated to account for 8 to 18% of maternal mortality rates and is one of the main causes of maternal mortality. About one-eighth of pregnancy-related deaths worldwide are related to unsafe abortion

Mortality due to unsafe abortion in 2008 (Table 1) • 1% of the world or 8 cases of maternal death is due to unsafe abortion. • In 2008, 47,000 women died of unsafe abortion complications. • 30 dangerous abortions per 100,000 births worldwide. • 29% of all deaths due to unsafe abortion occurred in Africa (29 000). • On average, unsafe abortion mortality rates in developing countries (per 100,000 births) are 40. • Case - Africa (470) is almost three times the mortality rate in the Asian region (160). It is more than 15 times higher than the Caribbean Sea (30). These figures reflect the reliance on unsafe unsafe abortion methods, low availability of health services, or the acquisition of unsafe complications.

Unsafe abortion is also a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Due to the illegal nature of abortion in many countries, reports submitted to the committee of the Contracting Parties often do not contain official data on this, but between safe abortion and maternal mortality It shows relevance. Complications of pregnancy. Therefore Zimbabwe reported that bleeding and infection after abortion is the main cause of death, but considering the illegitimacy of abortion can not determine actual figures. Likewise, the Dominican Republic reported that "secret abortion" is the third leading cause of maternal death (toxicity and bleeding at birth), but pointed out "serious underreporting"