Abortion & Family Planning

Abortion, the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human beings, usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously, in which case it is also called a miscarriage, or it may be brought on purposefully, in which case it is often called an induced abortion.

Spontaneous abortions, or miscarriages, occur for many reasons, including disease, trauma, genetic defect, or biochemical incompatibility of mother and fetus. Occasionally a fetus dies in the uterus but fails to be expelled, a condition termed a missed abortion.

Family Planning

Family planning is one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. The availability of family planning services allows individuals to achieve desired birth spacing and family size, and contributes to improved health outcomes for infants, children, women, and families.
Family planning services include :

Contraceptive services (Injection DMPA, Coprty)
Tubal Ligation open and laparoscopic in female partner

Medical & Surgical Termination of Pregnancy

Reasons to Choose a Suction Curettage (Surgical) Abortion

It requires fewer office visits
The procedure takes a short amount of time
It is more effective than medical abortion (less risk of an incomplete procedure)
Women usually do not have heavy bleeding at home

Reasons to choose a medical abortion

It can be used in the earliest weeks of pregnancy
It requires no surgery
It requires no anesthesia
It has the potential for greater privacy
Some women feel it gives them greater control over their bodies
It may feel more “natural” for some women

Contraceptive Counseling

Improving the quality of contraceptive counseling is one strategy to prevent unintended pregnancy. We identify aspects of relational and task-oriented communication in family planning care that can assist providers in meeting their patients’ needs. Approaches to optimizing women’s experiences of contraceptive counseling include working to develop a close, trusting relationship with patients and using a shared decision-making approach that focuses on eliciting and responding to patient preferences. Providing counseling about side effects and using strategies to promote contraceptive continuation and adherence can also help optimize women’s use of contraception.