The safety and quality of abortion care in the United States / Committee on Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S., Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; Board on Health Care Services, Health and Medicine Divison ; a Consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Reproductive Health Services, author.

Series:

Consensus study report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--Standards--United States.

Abortion.

Abortion services--United States.

Abortion services.

Abortion--Government policy--United States.

Abortion--Government policy.

Mothers--Mortality.

United States.

Abortion--Health aspects--United States.

Women's health services--United States.

Women's health services.

Mothers--Mortality--United States.

Mothers.

Physical Description:

xiv, 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Abortion is a legal medical procedure that has been provided to millions of American women. Since the Institute of Medicine first reviewed the health implications of national legalized abortion in 1975, there has been a plethora of related scientific research, including well-designed randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, and epidemiological studies examining abortion care. This research has focused on examining the relative safety of abortion methods and the appropriateness of methods for different clinical circumstances. With this growing body of research, earlier abortion methods have been refined, discontinued, and new approaches have been developed. The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States offers a comprehensive review of the current state of the science related to the provision of safe, high-quality abortion services in the United States. This report considers 8 research questions and presents conclusions, including gaps in research"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

The safety and quality of current abortion methods

Essential clinical competencies for abortion providers

Long-term health effects

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: The safety and quality of abortion care in the United States.

ISBN:

9780309468183

0309468183

OCLC:

1042215520