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Article: Reports outline induced abortion study findings from G.O. Igberase and colleagues.

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September 4, 2008
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New investigation results, 'Exploring the pattern of complications of induced abortion in a rural mission tertiary hospital in the Niger Delta, Nigeria,' are detailed in a study published in Tropical Doctor. According to a study from Eku, Nigeria, "Unsafe abortion remains a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries including Nigeria. We report a 10-year descriptive review of 118 consecutive cases of complicated induced abortions."

"At our centre, complications of induced abortion constituted 2.3% of maternal admissions, 5.6% of gynaecological admissions and 22.6% of maternal deaths. Fifty-nine percent of the women were married and the ...

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