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Postabortion Care: 20 Years of Strong Evidence on Emergency Treatment, Family Planning, and Other Programming Components
Twenty years of postabortion care (PAC) studies yield strong evidence that:
Misoprostol and vacuum aspiration are comparable in safety and effectiveness for treating incomplete abortion.
Misoprostol, which can be provided by trained nurses and midwives, shows substantial promise for extending PAC services to secondary hospitals and primary health posts.
Postabortion family planning uptake generally increases rapidly–and unintended pregnancies and repeat abortions can decline as a...