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Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 10 Jul 2009 Changing the way misoprostol is administered and introducing oral antibiotics into the pill regimen for medical abortion greatly decreased the risk of a rare infection, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of ...

Eight Malagasy women die per day while giving birth, either due to complications during the pregancny or during delivery, according to a recently-published national Demographic and Health Survey .

Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as a new study reported improved safety in using the so-called "abortion pill." Some experts predict the percentage of such "medical abortions," which offer more privacy than surgical termination at an abortion clinic or ...

By Anthony Bugembe THE health ministry has introduced a new drug to prevent and treat excessive bleeding among women after giving birth.

As senior medical practitioners who for the past three years have been offering medical abortion services to women in Far North Queensland, it is with great regret that we announce that we are, at least temporarily, ceasing this practice.

Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, is pleased to announce that Dr.

EVERY minute, a woman somewhere in the world dies in childbirth or from complications of pregnancy.

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Main Category: Women's Health / Gynecology Also Included In: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Article Date: 13 May 2009 "Every minute, a woman somewhere in the world dies in childbirth or from complications of pregnancy," Amy Grossman, communications manager for Venture Strategies for Health and Development , writes in a opinion piece, adding that ...

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Thursday, May 07, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi Bleeding after childbirth is cited as one of the biggest contributing factors to maternal deaths in low income countries, said Dr Fauziah Rabbani, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences of the Aga Khan University , at a seminar on Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration should immediately increase its warnings about the use of lubiprostone - available as Amitiza - because of serious adverse reactions, including the risk of abortion or premature labor if given to pregnant women, Public Citizen said in a petition filed today with the agency.

Jill Stanek notes a Pew Poll which shows a rather dramatic change in public opinion from August of 2008 to April of 2009 regarding the legality of abortion.

Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 3:48 pm Press Release: Abortion Law Reform Association NZ MEDIA RELEASE 11 March ...

In August 2004, Gabriela Flores, a 22-year-old farmworker in Pelion, South Carolina, learned she was pregnant.

Miami, Fla., Feb 17, 2009 .- In an exclusive interview with Florida Catholic, Sycloria Williams, the 18-year-old mother of the baby left to die after a botched abortion in a Miami clinic, told the real story ...

A shocking case of a botched late-term abortion in Florida is gaining national attention and could, pro-life leaders say, help change public attitudes about abortion and when life begins.

The synthetic prostaglandin analog misoprostol can provide inexpensive and effective post-abortion care for women experiencing problems related to spontaneous or induced abortion, according to an opinion ...

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 28 Jan 2009 Misoprostol is a safe and cost-effective way to provide women with postabortion care services, ...

But just because a hipster chick can wear a snarky T-shirt that could very well get her burned at the stake in more conservative zip codes hasn't erased abortion's taboo within the city's immigrant communities.