SECOND TRIMESTER MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY. CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTATION

Termination of second trimester pregnancy.

Dilatation and currettage or vaccum aspiration is an accepted method of termination of pregnancy in the fimt trimester. Search is still being made for an ideal method of termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester. Between 14-16 weeks of pregnancy vaginal transcervical injection of intra-amniotic saline can be done. After 16 weeks of gestation abdominal or vaginal route can be employed. Vario...

Second trimester medical termination of pregnancy: procedure, immediate complications and the risk of repeat termination

Audit of short term outcomes of surgical and medical second trimester termination of pregnancy

BACKGROUND As comparisons of modern medical and surgical second trimester termination of pregnancy (TOP) are limited, and the optimum method of termination is still debated, an audit of second trimester TOP was undertaken, with the objective of comparing the outcomes of modern medical and surgical methods. METHODS All cases of medical and surgical TOP between the gestations of 13 and 20 weeks...

Immediate adverse events after second trimester medical termination of pregnancy: results of a nationwide registry study.

BACKGROUND Increasing gestational age is associated with an increased risk of complications in studies assessing surgical termination of pregnancy (TOP). Medical TOP is widely used during the second trimester and little is known about the frequency of complications. This epidemiological study was undertaken to assess the frequency of adverse events following the second trimester medical TOP and...

Experiences, Feelings and Thoughts of Women Undergoing Second Trimester Medical Termination of Pregnancy

MAIN OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to explore women's expectations and experiences of undergoing second trimester abortion. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study using a screening questionnaire and semi-structured interviews for data collection. Thirty-one women filled out the questionnaire and 23 of them were later interviewed. The questionnaires were analyzed by descriptive st...