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A new evidence synthesis was published:2022, Abortion care guideline
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GuidelineHealth worker roles in providing safe abortion care and post-abortion contraception
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Retired
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Management of uncomplicated incomplete abortion/miscarriage in the first trimester with vacuum aspiration. Health worker. Doctors of complementary systems of medicine Recommended in specific circumstances
Notes and Remarks
- 1.We recommend this option in contexts with established health system mechanisms for the participation of doctors of complementary systems of medicine in other tasks related to maternal and reproductive health.
- 2.While MVA is more commonly used and more likely in primary care settings, the skills required for EVA are similar; thus the recommendations above apply to the provision of either form of vacuum aspiration.
- 3.Uncomplicated incomplete abortion can result after an induced or spontaneous abortion (i.e. miscarriage). The management is identical and the above recommendations apply to both situations.
- 4.The evacuation of retained products is also a signal function of basic emergency obstetric care and training and implementation can be integrated with emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services..