Evaluating the safety, effectiveness and acceptability of treatment of incomplete second-trimester abortion using misoprostol provided by midwives compared with physicians: study protocol for a randomized controlled equivalence trial

Evaluating the safety, effectiveness and acceptability of treatment of incomplete second-trimester abortion using misoprostol provided by midwives compared with physicians: study protocol for a randomized controlled equivalence trial

Abstract Background A large proportion of abortion-related mortality and morbidity occurs in the second trimester of pregnancy. The Uganda Ministry of Health policy restricts management of second-trimester incomplete abortion to physicians who are few and unequally distributed, with most practicing...

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Main Authors: Susan Atuhairwe, Josaphat Byamugisha, Marie Klingberg-Allvin, Amanda Cleeve, Claudia Hanson, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Othman Kakaire, Kristina Gemzell Danielsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Post abortion care
Misoprostol
Second trimester
Task sharing
Incomplete abortion
Contraception
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3490-5

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