Public hospital-based care for abortive events in Mexico: complication rates and socio-demographic factors, 2018-2022

Abstract Background Abortion-related complications are difficult to measure due to lack of standardized definitions and limited available data. We describe the proportion of abortive events that result in a documented complication in Mexico’s public sector hospitals. Methods We used ICD-10 codes fro...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Laura E. Jacobson, Biani Saavedra-Avendano, Raffaela Schiavon, Blair G. Darney
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Induced Abortion Spontaneous Abortion Post-Abortion Care Abortion Complications Maternal Morbidity Health Services Research
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21182-5

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