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. 2023 Dec 1;66(4):685-697.
doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000825. Epub 2023 Oct 20.

Second-trimester Abortion

Vanessa Swantic  1 , Darell Hawley  2 , Christopher Zipp  2 , Nancy Lee  2 , Piyapa Praditpan  1
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Second-trimester Abortion

Vanessa Swantic et al. Clin Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

In 2019, the US Centers for Disease Control reported that 7% of abortions were performed after 13 weeks of pregnancy, a small proportion of all terminations. However, the need for second-trimester abortions will increase commensurate with restrictions to access nationwide. Second-trimester abortions are performed with medications or through a procedure. Health care practitioners serving persons at risk of pregnancy should understand how abortions are performed and how to deliver evidence-based postabortion care. The purpose of this article is to provide a foundation for caring for individuals before, during, and after second-trimester abortion.

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