Pregnancy is a significant event in a woman’s life, and emotional attachment to the pregnancy and developing baby may begin early in the first trimester. For most women, experiencing a first trimester loss is a difficult and vulnerable time. When it occurs, the grief can be as profound as for any perinatal or other major loss [1]. Spontaneous abortion (a pregnancy that ends spontaneously before...

Background: Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy (TOP) before fetal viability, regardless method used. It has been shown that using misoprostol alone to medically end an abortion in second trimester successful. Aim and objectives: The purpose research was assess impact intramuscular dexamethasone on length induced pregnant women between ages 16 24 weeks gestation. Patient methods...

OBJECTIVE: To determine β2-microglobulin levels in amniotic fluid during the course of second trimester. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred patient’s amniotic fluid β2-microglobulin levels had been evaluated retrospectively (March-October 2009). The most common amniocentesis indication was advanced maternal age (33.3%). Others were; high risk result for triple test (18.5%), high risk result for double t...

Pregnancy is a significant event in a woman’s life, and emotional attachment to the pregnancy and developing baby may begin early in the first trimester. For most women, experiencing a first trimester loss is a difficult and vulnerable time. When it occurs, the grief can be as profound as for any perinatal or other major loss [1]. Spontaneous abortion (a pregnancy that ends spontaneously before...

BACKGROUND Complications of unsafe abortion are a major contributor to maternal deaths in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical assessment for life-threatening complications and the following management in women admitted with complications from abortions at a rural hospital in Uganda. METHODS A partially completed criterion-based audit was conducted comparing actual ...

Background. Second-trimester medical abortion is the termination of pregnancy between 13 and 28 weeks gestational age. Although majority abortions are performed in first trimester, 10–15% terminations pregnancies have taken place second trimester globally. Objective. To identify determinant factors second-trimester safe public health facilities Amhara region, northwest Ethiopia. Methods. An ins...

OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy and safety of combining mifepristone before misoprostol use in second trimester to considerably reduce the induction-abortion interval with the lowest possible dose and adverse reaction. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted which included 60 patients visiting the antenatal OPD for elective abortions between 13 and 20 weeks of gestation as per ...