Unsafe abortion and abortion-related death among 1.8 million women in India

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Authors

Ryo Yokoe · University of Oxford

Rachel Rowe · University of Oxford

Saswati Sanyal Choudhury · Gauhati Medical College and Hospital

Anjali Rani · Institute of Medical Sciences

Farzana Zahir · Assam Medical College

Manisha Nair · University of Oxford

Abstract

Despite abortion being legal, the high estimated prevalence of unsafe abortion demonstrates a major public health problem in India. Socioeconomic vulnerability and inadequate access to healthcare services combine to leave large numbers of women at risk of unsafe abortion and abortion-related death.

Topics & Keywords

Global Maternal and Child Health Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Reproductive Health and Contraception

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Global Health

Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. e001491-e001491

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001491

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