Complications of Unsafe and Self-Managed Abortion

Complications of Unsafe and Self-Managed Abortion

As U.S. abortion laws become more restrictive, women will end pregnancies without clinical supervision. Clinicians must recognize the normal course of self-managed, medication-induced abortion and its rare complications, as well as the complications of unsafe methods.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2020-03, Vol.382 (11), p.1029-1040
Hauptverfasser: Harris, Lisa H, Grossman, Daniel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal - administration & dosage
Abortion
Abortion, Induced - adverse effects
Abortion, Induced - legislation & jurisprudence
Abortion, Spontaneous - diagnosis
Abortion, Spontaneous - therapy
Adult
Antibiotics
Assessment centers
Caregivers
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Health care
Health Policy
Hemorrhage
Humans
Low income groups
Mifepristone - administration & dosage
Miscarriage
Misoprostol - administration & dosage
Mortality
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Self-Management
Sepsis
Surgery
Trauma
Ultrasonic imaging
United States
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:As U.S. abortion laws become more restrictive, women will end pregnancies without clinical supervision. Clinicians must recognize the normal course of self-managed, medication-induced abortion and its rare complications, as well as the complications of unsafe methods.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMra1908412