Use of Contraceptives among Adolescents: What Does Global Evidence Show and How Can Nepal Learn?

Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a global health problem. Early pregnancies among adolescents have major health consequences for adolescent mothers and their babies. Contraceptives can prevent early pregnancy and its consequences.

Abortion: Still Unfinished Agenda in Nepal.

Unsafe abortion is affecting a lot, in health, socio-economic and health care cost of many countries. Despite invention of simple technology and scientifically approved safe abortion methods, women and girls are still using unsafe abortion practices. Since 2002, Nepal has achieved remarkable progress in developing policies, guidelines, task shifting, training human resources and increasing access to services.

Expansion of Safe Abortion Services in Nepal Through Auxiliary Nurse-Midwife Provision of Medical Abortion, 2011-2013.

Introduction: The termination of unwanted pregnancies up to 12 weeks' gestation became legal in Nepal in 2002. Many interventions have taken place to expand access to comprehensive abortion care services. However, comprehensive abortion care services remain out of reach for women in rural and remote areas.