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Abortion
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This is the safe and legal termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of surviving outside the uterus.
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Induced Abortion
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Termination of pregnancy through deliberate medical or surgical intervention. It can be either safe or unsafe.
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Spontaneous Abortion
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Commonly known as a miscarriage. It is the loss of a pregnancy prior to 24 weeks of gestation, that is, before the fetus is usually viable outside the uterus.
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Safe abortion
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This is abortion carried out using a method recommended by WHO, appropriate to the pregnancy duration, by someone with the necessary skills and in an environment that conforms to the required medical standards.
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Unsafe Abortion
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WHO defined unsafe abortion as a procedure for terminating an unwanted pregnancy either by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment lacking minimal medical standards or both.
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Post Abortion Care (PAC)
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Provision of services after an abortion, including management of complications after an abortion, contraceptive counseling and services and linkage to other needed services in the community or beyond.
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Incidence of abortion
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The number of induced abortions occurring in a given population or geographical area over a year.
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Abortion rate
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Number of induced abortions per 1000 women of reproductive age (15-49) in a given population or geographical area over a period of time usually a year.
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Abortion ratio
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Number of induced abortions per 100 live births in a given population or geographical area over a period of time usually a year.
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Comprehensive Abortion Care
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Provision of information, abortion management (including induced abortion and care related to pregnancy loss), and post-abortion care. This is the minimum care referral facilities should be able to provide.
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Basic Abortion Care
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Provision of induced abortion, care related to pregnancy loss, and post-abortion care. This is the minimum service that primary (and higher) facilities should be able to provide.
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Maternal morbidity
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Short- or long-term health complications that result from being pregnant and giving birth.
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Maternal mortality
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The death of a woman from complications of pregnancy or childbirth that occur during the pregnancy or within 6 weeks after the pregnancy ends.
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Healthcare system
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A health system consists of all the organizations, institutions, resources and people whose primary purpose is to improve health. This includes efforts to influence determinants of health as well as more direct health-improvement activities.
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Severity of complications
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This is a classification system used to assess the degree of morbidity of abortion often categorized into five sections; mild, moderate, severe, near miss and death.
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