Postnatal and postabortion care during adolescence in the National Health System in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Objective: To study postnatal and postabortion outpatient care for adolescents in relation to the guidelines of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted between 2011 and 2012 via interviews with coordinators from 147 of 148 (99.3%) National Health System facilities providing sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.