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  • Title: Unsafe abortion.
    Author: Rutter T.
    Journal: Afr Health; 1996 Mar; 18(3):23-4. PubMed ID: 12347036.
    Abstract:
    Annually, worldwide, there are approximately 150 million births and 50 million abortions. In Africa, more than 90% of abortions are unsafe, the highest rate in the world. One in 200 women in Africa who have abortions die as a result of the procedure. This mortality rate is the highest in the world, accounting for more than 30% of total maternal mortality in some countries. The latest UN report, published in February 1996, found Africa to claim 20% of the world's births and 40% of global maternal mortality. The best way to reduce abortion-related maternal mortality is to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The second-best defense against the mortality of unsafe abortion is the provision of safe abortion services. The appropriate management of the complications of unsafe abortion can also reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.
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