The global movement for legal, accessible abortion is growing. Our staff and partners in countries as diverse as Bolivia, Malawi and India are working to ensure all people can access high-quality abortion care.
The global movement for legal, accessible abortion is growing. Our staff and partners in countries as diverse as Bolivia, Malawi and India are working to ensure all people can access high-quality abortion care.
Expansion of safe abortion services in Nepal through auxiliary nurse-midwife provision of medical abortion, 2011-2013
Comprehensive abortion care services remain out of reach for many women in rural and remote areas of Nepal. This article describes a training and support strategy to train auxiliary nurse-midwives (ANMs), already certified as skilled birth attendants, as medical abortion providers and expand geographic access to safe abortion care to the community level in Nepal.
Authors: Andersen, Kathryn L., Indira Basnett, Dirgha Raj Shrestha, Meena Kumari Shrestha, Mukta Shah and Shilu Aryal