Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2010, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 315-319.

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Health Care after Induced Abortion

FAN Guang-sheng   

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Beijing 100730,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2010-09-15 Online:2010-09-15
  • Contact: FAN Guang-sheng

Abstract: An estimated 26-53 million abortions are still performed annually worldwide by WHO.
Unsafe abortions about 2 million are performed in the developing country to occupy 95%. About 10 million
abortions are performed annually in China. There are high rate of repeat abortions in the big city such as
Beijing,Shanghai and so on. There are some psychological and physiological injures by artificial abortions and
some complications. Because the power of bearing recovers quickly in post鄄abortion,and an effective
contraceptive method is necessary to be used immediatly after abortion to avoid additional unwanted pregnancy.
The characteristics of family planning services after abortion is that the need and objective condition for
reproductive womens to offer service,so these services are more acceptable and more effective. The goal of
this service is to help each woman decide whether or not need to select methods that are appropriate for their
individual and with their partner used effectively. Health care after induced abortion is the service after
induced abortion. It has become a vital ingredient of high quality service for reproductive health. Services after
induced abortion include community service after induced abortion,contraceptive consultation service,
treatment service,family planning services and reproductive health and other general health service. The focal
point of this article is family planning services after induced abortion.

Key words: Abortion, induced, Reproductive health services, Maternal health services, Family planning services, Contraception