Consequences of unsafe abortion in India- a case report

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Outcomes of self-induced late pregnancy termination in women presenting to a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

“…[1] Self-induced pregnancy termination is one form of 'unsafe' or 'illegal' pregnancy termination, defined as the procedure of self-administering pharmaceutical pills or traditional herbs or using other means to terminate a pregnancy. [2] According to Bhattacharyya et al, [3] self-induced terminations of pregnancy are often done clandestinely by untrained individuals or by the pregnant women themselves, so many of them go undocumented. For the purpose of the present study, self-induced late pregnancy termination was defined as self-administration of misoprostol to terminate pregnancy after 24 weeks' gestation.…”

Prolapse of the small bowel through perforated uterus following an unsafe abortion - A case report

“…[1] WHO reports that in developed regions, nearly all abortions (92%) are safe, where as developing countries more than half (55%) are unsafe. According to WHO statistic, the risk rate for unsafe abortion is 1/270; according to majority of other sources, unsafe abortion is responsible for one in eight maternal death in India.…”

“…According to WHO statistic, the risk rate for unsafe abortion is 1/270; according to majority of other sources, unsafe abortion is responsible for one in eight maternal death in India. [1] Most of these events remain concealed initially, there by further complicating the scenario . Here we are reporting a rare case of uterine perforation with prolapse of small intestine, following second trimester abortion, by unqualified person.…”

“…1 It is one of the highly neglected problems of health care in developing countries. In India it accounts for 41.9% of the maternal deaths.…”

Bowel injury: a rare but dreaded complication of unsafe abortion

“…It is defined as an induced abortion process conducted either by unskilled personnel or performed in anon accreidated facility. 1 The most common reasons for induced abortion are unwanted pregnancy, health problems, want of a male child, economic, social or family problems that forced the women to seek abortion. Bowel perforation is a rare but serious complication of induced abortion.…”