Ghana abortion care—a model for others: analysis of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health SurveyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

Ghana abortion care—a model for others: analysis of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health SurveyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

BACKGROUND: About 5% to 13% of maternal mortality is directly related to unsafe abortion care. Despite the cultural stigmatization of abortions, Ghana has progressive abortion laws, healthcare guidelines, and clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE: Our study's primary aim was to characterize abortion out...

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Main Authors: Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan, MD, MPH, Kwaku Asah-Opoku, MBChB, MPH, Sarah Compton, PhD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:AJOG Global Reports
Subjects:
abortion guidelines
abortion laws
low- and middle-income countries
maternal mortality
public health
unsafe abortions
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666577824001138
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