abstract background: induced abortion is an important medical issue. knowledge and attitude of midwives regarding legal and religious commandments on induced abortion can be useful in confronting this issue. the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of midwives of isfahan regarding these rules and to find their relationship with demographic characteristics. materials and m...

background about 46 million induced abortions occur in the world annually. the studies have reported 80000 cases of induced abortions in iran annually. objectives this qualitative study was conducted to identify the causes of unsafe abortion in iran from the standpoint of three groups of experts, women with a history of abortion or unwanted pregnancy and service providers. patients and methods ...

background & aim: abortion is the third leading cause of maternal mortality. the attitude of women towards abortion is one of the most important factors involved in this issue. this study aimed to evaluate the attitude of women of reproductive age towards induced abortion. methods this cross-sectional study was performed on 450 women of reproductive age in fatemieh hospital in hamedan, iran in ...

conclusions misoprostol plus letrozole was more effective for inducing abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy compared to misoprostol alone. results the complete abortion rate was 69.7% in the misoprostol and letrozole group and 30.3% in the misoprostol group. incomplete abortion was 32.4% in the misoprostol and letrozole group, and 67.6% in the misoprostol group (p = 0.004). bleeding, ce...

conclusions using male methods are prevalent in abortion-seeker women. an increased focus is needed on training the regular use of pills and using the emergency contraception for all of the couples who are first-time abortion-seekers. moreover, information about the role of forced sex might be efficacious in decreasing illegally induced repeat abortion in couples who use condom or withdrawal me...

literatures that focus on the risk factors of unintended pregnancy among married women are limited especially in developing countries. the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of unintended pregnancy in a west region of iran.this case-control study was conducted from september to november 2011 in hamadan city, western iran. a stratified cluster random sampling method was used for d...

Background: The extensive education on contraceptive methods, particularly in rural areas of developing countries, play a pivotal role in preventing of induced abortion. The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and major cause of induced abortion in women in northwestern Iran. Materials and Methods: The hospital documentary of 848 women encountering medical examinations du...

objective: to explore the context, experiences and pathways of seeking abortion care among married women in a minority dominated urban slum community in mumbai city of india. materials and methods: a mixed-method study was conducted using a systematic random sampling method to select 282 respondents from the slum community. one fifth of these womenreported undergoing at least one induced aborti...