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...

International Family Planning Perspectives Young people in South Africa face high levels of unwanted pregnancy and HIV/AIDS. The South African government has cited the high incidence of unwanted pregnancy among youth as one of the major challenges facing the country.1 More than one-third of women nationally have their first child before age 20.2 The overwhelming majority of these pregnancies oc...

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...

BACKGROUND The contraceptive prevalence in our environment is very low with attendant increase in unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. The use of emergency contraception (EC) in women with unprotected intercourse could be the only option that can avoid the unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contra...