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) |
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.