Health Worker Role in Providing Safe Abortion Care and Post Abortion Contraception
Author | : World Health Organization |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 89 |
Release | : 2015-12-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789241549264 |
ISBN-13 | : 9241549262 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Download or read book Health Worker Role in Providing Safe Abortion Care and Post Abortion Contraception written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planned and regulated task shifting and task sharing can have a range of benefits. It can ensure a rational optimization of the available health workforce, address health system shortages of specialized health-care professionals, improve equity in access to health care and increase the acceptability of health services for those receiving them. This guideline provides a range of options for expanding of health worker roles in the provision of safe abortion care, the management of complications of abortion (also known as post-abortion care in some settings and provided as part of emergency obstetric care) and for post-abortion contraception provision.