New Evidence Available

Updated Recommendation

A new evidence synthesis was published:2022, Abortion care guideline

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Bibliographic information

GuidelineHealth worker roles in providing safe abortion care and post-abortion contraception
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization

Recommendation

Retired

Initial management of non-life-threatening post-abortion haemorrhage. Health worker. Pharmacists, pharmacy workers, lay health workers: Recommended against

Not recommended

Notes and Remarks

More specific recommendations for comprehensive management were not made due to lack of clinical guidelines on the management of complications from unsafe abortion.