Midwives and Post-abortion Care in Gabon: "Things have really changed".

Complications from spontaneous and induced abortion are a primary cause of death of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Le Réseau d'Afrique Centrale pour la Santé Reproductive des Femmes: Gabon, Cameroun, Guinée Équatoriale (the Middle African Network for Women's Reproductive Health, or GCG as it is commonly known) was founded in 2009 to identify and overcome obstacles to post-abortion care in Gabon. Research identified the main obstacle as lack of emergency skills and provisions among first-line health care providers.

Surgical and medical second trimester abortion in South Africa: a cross-sectional study.

Background: A high percentage of abortions performed in South Africa are in the second trimester. However, little research focuses on women's experiences seeking second trimester abortion or the efficacy and safety of these services.The objectives are to document clinical and acceptability outcomes of second trimester medical and surgical abortion as performed at public hospitals in the Western Cape Province.

A week in the life of an abortion doctor, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

South Africa legalized abortion in 1996. I am originally from the Netherlands and came to South Africa in 2000, to assist in the Termination of Pregnancy programme. In March 2007, at an international conference on second trimester abortion, I described my life as an abortion doctor living in Cape Town, South Africa.