Briozzo, Leonel; Rodríguez, F.; León, I.; Vidiella, G.; Ferreiro, G.; Pons, J. E.

Unsafe abortion in Uruguay
Briozzo, Leonel; Rodríguez, F.; León, I.; Vidiella, G.; Ferreiro, G.; Pons, J. E. - 2004 - International Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics, 85, 1, 70-73

Keywords : causes of death; demographic factors; diseases; economic factors; family planning; health; induced abortion; maternal mortality; mortality; population; population characteristics; postconception fertility control; poverty; pregnancy complications; pregnant women; public health; research methodology; retrospective studies; socioeconomic factors; spontaneous abortion; studies
Countries : Developing Countries; Latin America; South America; Uruguay

Abstract : We conducted a retrospective study of induced abortion as a cause of death in Uruguay for the period 1997-2001. Results show that although the maternal mortality rates of Uruguay are similar to those of developed countries, death from unsafe abortion is the main single contributor to that rate, and one of the highest in the world. For the lowest-income women, the absolute frequency of deaths due to this cause is considerably higher than for the rest of the nation's population. Maternal mortality is the most dramatic consequence of pregnancy-related complications. It is also the health indicator the most clearly related to inequity in the distribution of obstetric care. (excerpt)

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