New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
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
Recommendation in research context
Only in research contexts
Provision of medical abortion subtasks in the first trimester by lay health workers. Assessing completeness of the procedure and the need for further clinic-based follow-up: Recommended within the context of rigorous research
Notes and Remarks
- 1.Strong referral linkage and backup care to emergency services must always be available as part of the research. Initial research should focus on pregnancy durations of 10 weeks (70 days) or less.
- 2.As with all other drugs and medications, dispensing mifepristone and misoprostol on prescription is within the typical scope of practice of pharmacists and the research recommendation above is not intended to imply any change in that scope of practice.