ABORTION
ABORTIONS GENERAL OBJECTIVES. At the end of the discussion the student should be able to demonstrate an understanding on the management of a woman who had an abortion. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. Define 2. Discuss the causes of abortion. 3. Outline the types of abortion. 4. State the signs and symptoms of abortion. 5. Discuss the management of abortion. 6. Discuss the IEC you give to a woman after abortion. Definition. This is an interruption of pregnancy before 26 th week of gestation and the fetus is not viable. WHO-expulsion or extraction from its mother of an embryo or fetus weighing 500g or less If it shows signs of life register as a birth. ...