Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (Advances in Reproductive Health Care (3))

Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Epidemiology of induced abortion in Japan....Pages 3-10 Epidemiology of induced abortion in the Middle East....Pages 11-24 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 Mid-trimester abortion using extraovular normal saline....Pages 27-30 Stretch-induced Abortion at Mid-trimester....Pages 31-48 Treatment of intrauterine fetal death by intracervical and extra-amniotic PGF 2α /PGE 2 ....Pages 49-56 Extra-amniotic prostaglandins for second trimester abortion....Pages 57-65 New prostaglandin delivery systems....Pages 67-74 Laminaria Treatment prior to Late Mid-trimester Abortion by Uterine Evacuation....Pages 75-82 Ethacridine (Rivanol ® )—catheter technique in second trimester abortion....Pages 83-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Hemostasis in abortion....Pages 93-98 Complications of induced abortion....Pages 99-105 Effects of spontaneous and induced abortions on subsequent pregnancies and fetal outcome....Pages 107-111 Prophylactic antibiotics in induced abortion....Pages 113-125 Front Matter....Pages 127-127 Legal aspects of scientific research on fetuses in The Netherlands....Pages 129-135 Psychosocial aspects of VIP in historical perspective: a case study of North-East Scotland....Pages 137-145 Legal aspects of abortion....Pages 147-154 Law and Abortion in Italy....Pages 155-161 Epilogue....Pages 163-172 Back Matter....Pages 173-178