Insights from an expert group meeting on the definition and measurement of unsafe abortion.

摘要: Until recently, WHO operationally defined unsafe abortion as illegal abortion. In the past decade, however, incidence of by misoprostol administration has increased in countries with restrictive laws. Access to safe surgical abortions also many such countries. An important effect these trends been that, even an environment, is becoming safer, and updated system for classifying accordance safety needed. Numerous factors aside from method or legality should be taken into consideration developing a classification system. Expert Meeting on Definition Measurement Unsafe Abortion was convened London, UK, January 9–10, 2014, move toward that both reflects current conditions acknowledges gradient risk associated The experts discussed types research needed monitor at each level safety. These efforts are urgently if we ensure preventing appropriately represented global public health agenda. Such would motivate investment accurately measure across categories