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Bibliographic Info

GuidelineAbortion care guideline
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO

Recommendation

Status
Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

For medical abortion at < 12 weeks (using the combination of mifepristone plus misoprostol or using misoprostol alone): Recommend the option of self-management of the medical abortion process in whole or any of the three component parts of the process: self-assessment of eligibility (determining pregnancy duration; ruling out contraindications); self-administration of abortion medicines outside of a health-care facility and without the direct supervision of a trained health worker, and management of the abortion process; self-assessment of the success of the abortion

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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:

Guideline

Abortion care guideline, 2nd ed

Year2024
InstitutionWorld Health Organization
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