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Reductions in abortion-related mortality following policy reform: evidence from Romania, South Africa and Bangladesh
- Source :
- Reproductive Health, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 39 (2011), Reproductive Health
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2011.
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Abstract
- Unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to worldwide maternal mortality; however, abortion law and policy liberalization could lead to drops in unsafe abortion and related deaths. This review provides an analysis of changes in abortion mortality in three countries where significant policy reform and related service delivery occurred. Drawing on peer-reviewed literature, population data and grey literature on programs and policies, this paper demonstrates the policy and program changes that led to declines in abortion-related mortality in Romania, South Africa and Bangladesh. In all three countries, abortion policy liberalization was followed by implementation of safe abortion services and other reproductive health interventions. South Africa and Bangladesh trained mid-level providers to offer safe abortion and menstrual regulation services, respectively, Romania improved contraceptive policies and services, and Bangladesh made advances in emergency obstetric care and family planning. The findings point to the importance of multi-faceted and complementary reproductive health reforms in successful implementation of abortion policy reform.
- Subjects :
- Economic growth
Population
Review
Abortion
lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics
South Africa
Unsafe abortion
Pregnancy
Political science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Humans
Maternal Health Services
education
Health policy
reproductive and urinary physiology
lcsh:RG1-991
Reproductive health
education.field_of_study
Bangladesh
business.industry
Romania
Health Policy
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abortion, Induced
Abortion law
Maternal Mortality
Reproductive Health
Reproductive Medicine
Family planning
Health Care Reform
embryonic structures
Female
Health care reform
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17424755
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Reproductive Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....143dd11aa214fbc387fa9c20236b0b8e