Mifepristone-misoprostol abortion: a trial in rural and urban Maharashtra, India

Medical Abortion in Rural Tamil Nadu, South India: A Quiet Transformation

“…[10][11][12] When pregnancies are terminated using D&C or MVA, women are generally not aware of the amount of blood that is removed during the process, so they need to be told that this blood comes out naturally with medical abortion, most heavily when the actual miscarriage takes place (usually within 24 hours of using misoprostol) and then less heavily for up to several weeks. For example, three of the women interviewed who had had a medical abortion reported bleeding for 15 to 20 days and in cases like this both doctors and patients may have been unnecessarily alarmed.…”

“…In India there have been several major studies of the safety and acceptability of medical abortion in Maharashtra. [10][11][12] All those studies gave very positive results and showed that both rural and urban Indian women would be willing to use medical abortion. In 2002 the Drug Controller of India approved the manufacture and sale of mifepristone, and three Indian pharmaceutical companies were quick to begin marketing both mifepristone and misoprostol.…”

“…This paper focuses mainly on adoption of medical abortion among MBBS and gynaecologically-trained private doctors (DGOs), as research in 2002 had shown that 75% of rural women in the district were going to private, qualified providers for abortions. 1 In interviews with the doctors, copies of the published papers on the medical abortion trials in Maharashtra [10][11][12] were shown and the doctors were asked to comment on the articles. In this way, the interview began on a scientific and intellectual plane, to encourage a broad perspective on the method before moving to questions of current, local practice.…”

Availability and Acceptability of Medical Abortion in Nepal: Health Care Providers' Perspectives

“…Medical abortion has been shown to be acceptable in many countries 14,15 and can be provided in settings where surgical abortion services may not be widely available and thus has the potential to increase access to safe abortion. 16 His Majesty's Government Ministry of Health and Population is considering the introduction of medical abortion technology in the country in the near future.…”

Medical Abortion-An Alternative to Surgical Abortion

“…Indeed medical abortion can be done safely, effectively and acceptably in the outpatient family planning department of urban and rural hospital of India [6].…”