Meeting the needs of adolescent post-abortion care patients in the Dominican Republic.

Counselling on contraception and contraceptive method provision are key components of post-abortion care (PAC). Some studies have suggested that adolescent PAC patients receive worse care than older women seeking these services. This study aimed to evaluate an intervention whose goal was to improve the counselling and contraceptive uptake of PAC patients, with special attention given to the needs of adolescent patients, in the four public hospitals in the Dominican Republic where PAC services were not being routinely offered.

Misoprostol and declining abortion-related morbidity in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: a temporal association.

Objective: To validate anecdotal reports that abortion-related complications decreased in the Dominican Republic after the introduction of misoprostol into the country.

Design: Retrospective records reviews and cross-sectional surveys, interviews and focus groups.

Setting: Family planning clinics, pharmacies, door-to-door canvassing and a tertiary care maternity hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.