Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable, occurring either spontaneously (miscarriage) or through induced medical or surgical procedures. Induced abortion may be achieved pharmacologically—typically by interrupting progesterone signaling and inducing uterine evacuation in early gestation…
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable, occurring either spontaneously (miscarriage) or through induced medical or surgical procedures. Induced abortion may be achieved pharmacologically—typically by interrupting progesterone signaling and inducing uterine evacuation in early gestation—or surgically, and it is studied within reproductive health alongside contraception, post-abortion care, and the social, ethical, and service-delivery factors that shape access and safety. The studies collected here emphasize the public-health and reproductive-care dimensions, frequently in developing-country and low-resource settings: knowledge and attitudes of healthcare providers toward induced abortion, post-abortion contraception models to improve safe abortion care, and community-based study of rural and tribal women seeking induced abortions. Decision-making and adolescent reproductive health appear in work on factors influencing whether women terminate unwanted pregnancies and on parent-adolescent communication about sexual and reproductive health. Related reproductive and pregnancy themes include preconception immunoglobulins and complements as biomarkers in unexplained infertility, vaginal and salivary mucin composition, cytokine levels in pregnant women with toxoplasmosis, and gestational diabetes outcomes. Methods span cross-sectional surveys, qualitative and community-based studies, biomarker research, and program description. This topic assembles peer-reviewed research on abortion and post-abortion care within reproductive health, including provider practices, contraception, and the determinants of safe care.
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