Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy Comprehensive Abortion Care

Name: Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy Comprehensive Abortion Care
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ISBN: 9781405176965

ISBN-10: 1405176962

ISBN-13: 9781405176965

Edition: 2009

Authors: Maureen Paul, Steve Lichtenberg, Lynn Borgatta, David A. Grimes, Phillip G. Stubblefield

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The United States has the highest rate of unintended pregnancy in the developed world. Women in the United States seek abortion for nearly one quarter of all pregnancies and for approximately half of all unintended pregnancies. An estimated 34% of U.S. women will have at least one induced abortion by the time they reach age 45. The estimated frequency of induced abortion worldwide ranges from 36 to 53 million procedures annually. Access to high-quality abortion care is essential to womenâ€²s health, as evidenced by the dramatic decrease in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality since the legalization of abortion in the U.S. and by high rates of maternal death and complications in those…

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List price: $121.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 3/31/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 8.90" wide x 11.20" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 3.916



Section I Abortion in perspective



Abortion and medicine: A sociopolitical history




Unsafe abortion: The global public health challenge




Unintended pregnancy and abortion in the USA: Epidemiology and public health impact




Abortion law and policy in the USA




Pre-procedure care



Informed consent, patient education, and counseling




Clinical assessment and ultrasound in early pregnancy




Medical evaluation and management




Pain management




Abortion methods and techniques



Medical abortion in early pregnancy




First-trimester aspiration abortion




Dilation and evacuation




Medical methods to induce abortion in the second trimester




The challenging abortion




Post-procedure care



Contraception and surgical abortion aftercare




Surgical complications: Prevention and management




Answering questions about long-term outcomes




Management of abnormal pregnancies



Pregnancy loss




Ectopic pregnancy




Gestational trophoblastic disease




Abortion for fetal abnormalities or maternal conditions




Multifetal pregnancy reduction and selective termination




Abortion service delivery



Providing abortion in low-resource settings




Ensuring quality care in abortion services



Appendix: Resources for abortion providers