Bibliographic Info
GuidelineHealth worker roles in providing safe abortion care and post-abortion contraception
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended
abortion and post-abortion care for pregnancies beyond 12 weeks .Provision of D&E (Dilatation and evacuation) for pregnancies beyond 12 weeks. Health worker. Non-specialist doctors: Recommended
Notes and Remarks
- 1.Whatever the level of provider, skills needed for D&E provision are greater than for a MVA/EVA done in earlier pregnancy and training needs are significantly higher.
- 2.Although usually performed at a higher-level facility, the procedure can still be done on an outpatient basis.
- 3.Health workers providing, or caring for women undergoing, abortion in the second trimester may have additional needs for professional and mentoring support.
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Year2022
InstitutionWHO
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Abortion care guideline, 2nd ed
Year2024
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