INTRODUCTION In spite of legalising abortion and making safe abortion available at affordable price at accessible distance to almost everyone, unsafe abortion especially second trimester abortion is still a big health problem in Nepal. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to fi nd the demographic profile, reasons for seeking abortion and to see the effectiveness of Misoprostol in preparing...

Background: Postpartum depression is a common psychological problem that occurs after birth. It has become especially prevalent in the era of COVID-19 pandemic. Several factors contribute to postpartum depression. However, limited study evaluated contributing among mothers during pandemic, particularly Indonesia.Purpose: This aimed explore and its pandemic.Methods: adopted cross-sectional desig...

BACKGROUND Maternal common mental disorders are prevalent in low-resource settings and have far-reaching consequences for maternal and child health. We assessed the prevalence and predictors of psychological distress as a proxy for common mental disorders among mothers in rural Jharkhand and Orissa, eastern India, where over 40% of the population live below the poverty line and access to reprod...

OBJECTIVES Female sex workers (FSW) often have unprotected sex. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) are an important back-up method to prevent unwanted pregnancy among FSW. We examine ECP use among FSW in Swaziland. METHODS Using data from a 2011 respondent-driven sampling survey of 325 Swazi FSW, we explored the association between individual characteristics and ever having used ECP. RESUL...

M.T.P. Act 1971 of India is one among the most liberal in the world and has replaced one of the most rigid laws in the world on Section 312 of Penal Code of 1860. Enac .ment of this Act has resulted in a rapid increase in the number of legal abortions and a further increase may confid~ntly be expected. A favourable psychological moment . for inducing a woman to undergo surgical sterilization ex...

BACKGROUND In Ethiopia maternal mortality rate is very high more than one in five women die from pregnancy or pregnancy related causes. The use of contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion is an important strategy to minimize maternal mortality rate. Among various forms of contraception, emergency contraceptives are the only one that can be used after sexual intercourse...

Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe and effective method which is used to prevent unwanted pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Many of the unwanted pregnancies end in unsafe abortions. The search for an ideal contraceptive, which does not interfere with spontaneity or pleasure of the sexual act, yet effectively controls the fertility, is still continuing. Numerous contraceptive t...

This article is intended to look at the variants of legal implications abortion, both from perspective Islamic law and positive in Indonesia. research uses a juridical-normative approach which based on laws regulations fatwas ulama. The results showed that abortion can be classified into two, namely for medical reasons not reasons. Legally, performed by doctor with integrity justified act. Both...

This Article examines criminal statutes that grade more severely sexual assaults that result in pregnancy. These laws, which define pregnancy as a “substantial bodily injury,” run directly counter to positive constructions of pregnancy within culture. The fact that the criminal law, in this instance, reflects this negative, subversive understanding of pregnancy creates the possibility that this...