The awaited “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems“, the second edition of the WHO publication is available online now.
Find the pdf document online at: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/unsafe_abortion/9789241548434/en/
The contents include:
CONTENTS | ||
1 | ||
Process of guideline development | 10 | |
Background | 10 | |
Methods | 10 | |
Dissemination of the guidance document | 12 | |
Updating the guidelines | 13 | |
Chapter 1 | 16 | |
Safe abortion care: the public health and human rights rationale | 17 | |
1.1 Background | 17 | |
1.2 Public health and human rights | 18 | |
1.3 Pregnancies and abortions | 19 | |
1.4 Health consequences of unsafe abortion | 19 | |
1.5 Contraceptive use, accidental pregnancies and unmet need for family planning | 22 | |
1.6 Regulatory and policy context | 23 | |
1.7 Economic costs of unsafe abortion | 26 | |
Chapter 2 | 30 | |
Clinical care for women undergoing abortion | 31 | |
2.1 Pre-abortion care | 32 | |
2.2 Methods of abortion | 37 | |
2.3 Post-abortion care and follow-up | 52 | |
Chapter 3 | 62 | |
Planning and managing safe abortion care | 63 | |
3.1 Introduction | 64 | |
3.2 Constellation of services | 64 | |
3.3 Evidence-based standards and guidelines | 65 | |
3.4 Equipping facilities and training health-care providers | 69 | |
3.5 Monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement | 72 | |
3.6 Financing | 79 | |
3.7 The process of planning and managing safe abortion care | 80 | |
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Chapter 4 | 86 | |
Legal and policy considerations | 87 | |
4.1 Women’s health and human rights | 87 | |
4.2 Laws and their implementation within the context of human rights | 90 | |
4.3. Creating an enabling environment | 98 | |
Annex 1 | 98 | |
Research gaps identified at the technical consultation | 105 | |
Annex 2 | ||
Final GRADE questions and outcomes | 106 | |
Annex 3 | 106 | |
Standard GRADE criteria for grading of evidence | 109 | |
Annex 4 | ||
Participants in the technical consultation | 110 | |
Annex 5 | 110 | |
Recommendations from the technical consultation for the second edition of Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems | 113 | |
Annex 6 | ||
Post-abortion medical eligibility for contraceptive use, Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 4th ed. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009 | 120 | |
Annex 7 | ||
Core international and regional human rights treaties | 122 |
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