Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
2000
Abstract
Worldwide, one in eight pregnancy-related deaths result from complications of unsafe abortion such as bleeding, infection, or internal injuries. Many of these deaths could be prevented if women had the means to avoid unplanned pregnancy. At the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development, 180 governments identified postabortion care (PAC) as a high-priority public health issue. As part of the resulting global PAC initiative, the Population Council and other international organizations collaborated with governments and nongovernmental organizations in a worldwide program of operations research on interventions to improve postabortion care. This brief highlights the major findings of this research.
Recommended Citation
"Meet women's health needs with postabortion care," Program Brief Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000.
DOI
10.31899/rh2000.1035
Language
English
Project
Frontiers in Reproductive Health