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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  3, Issue 3, July - September 2012, Pages 120-120
 

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Profile of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Seekers in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Mangalore

M. Shashidhar Kotian, Ramesh Holla, Nidhi, Ayesha Arif, Mridul Rajurkar, Anshuman Kaushal, Shailova Ranjan

Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India

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Abstract

 Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) is done before the foetus gains viability i.e., before 20 weeks of pregnancy. MTP has been legalized by Government of India. Worldwide approximately 40 million abortions have been done per year or 40-70 per 1000 women of reproductive age group with an abortion ratio of 260- 450/1000 live births. In India, about 6 million abortions take place every year; of which 4 million are induced and 2 million are spontaneous. The mortality rate associated with MTP is 5.4 per lakh.
 


Corresponding Author : M. Shashidhar Kotian