| dc.contributor.author | Rogo Khama O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-06T15:13:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-06T15:13:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Jun;85 Suppl 1:S73-82. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15147856 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29535 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article reviews the technologies used to diagnose pregnancy and manage abortion in developing countries. The author discusses methods of diagnosing pregnancy--including physical examination, laboratory and home testing, and ultrasound--as well as methods for performing safe abortions. Due to manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) advances, vacuum aspiration has become safer and more feasible in low-resource settings. The discussion of medical abortion includes the advantages and limitations of mifepristone, misoprostol-only regimens, methotrexate, and other methods. The author stresses the importance of post-abortion care and post-abortion contraception and, in the conclusion, identifies six areas in which technology can reduce abortion-related morbidity and mortality: pregnancy prevention, early diagnosis of pregnancy, accurate assessment of gestation, standardization and supply of MVA technology, and simple and affordable regimens for medical abortion | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Improving technologies to reduce abortion-related morbidity and mortality | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, | en |
| local.publisher | The World Bank, J8-805, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA | en |
