title: Postabortion care in Pakistan.
abstract: The current law in Pakistan permits abortion only under narrow circumstances. As a result, women resort to clandestine and unsafe abortion procedures, which often lead to complications. This report summarizes findings from a study that examined the conditions under which women obtain abortion in Pakistan; the incidence, coverage and quality of facility-based postabortion care (PAC); and the extent to which recommended standards for PAC have been implemented in health facilities.
authors.forename: Zeba
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sathar
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rashida
authors.forename: Zakir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Susheela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Woog
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000359:Aftercare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016595:Misoprostol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned / Q000208:ethnology*; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted / Q000208:ethnology*; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D016595:Misoprostol