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According to a 2015 report, 31% of all pregnancies in Senegal were unintended. Furthermore, 24% of unintended pregnancies result in induced abortions with 60% resulting in unplanned births and 16% in miscarriages. In 2012, there were an estimated 51,500 induced abortions in Senegal. The highest abortion rates were found in Dakar. Many of these underground abortions are unsafe, and just over one-third of the abortion providers were trained health professionals (17% were doctors and 20% were nurses or midwives). As a result, 55% of Senegalese women who obtained abortions experienced complications, although the complication rate between non-poor urban women (35%) and poor rural women (73%) varied significantly. The overwhelming majority of complications occurred when women tried to induce abortions themselves or received abortions from untrained providers.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-senegal Abortion in Senegal]</ref> | According to a 2015 report, 31% of all pregnancies in Senegal were unintended. Furthermore, 24% of unintended pregnancies result in induced abortions with 60% resulting in unplanned births and 16% in miscarriages. In 2012, there were an estimated 51,500 induced abortions in Senegal. The highest abortion rates were found in Dakar. Many of these underground abortions are unsafe, and just over one-third of the abortion providers were trained health professionals (17% were doctors and 20% were nurses or midwives). As a result, 55% of Senegalese women who obtained abortions experienced complications, although the complication rate between non-poor urban women (35%) and poor rural women (73%) varied significantly. The overwhelming majority of complications occurred when women tried to induce abortions themselves or received abortions from untrained providers.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-senegal Abortion in Senegal]</ref> | ||
Furthermore, the report states, " Even where postabortion care services are available and affordable, fear of criminal charges and stigma may prevent many women from seeking the care they need. Educating providers about the legality of postabortion care—and the importance of such care to women’s health—may reduce these barriers to women’s obtaining prompt medical attention for abortion complications."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-senegal Abortion in Senegal]</ref> | Furthermore, the report states, "Even where postabortion care services are available and affordable, fear of criminal charges and stigma may prevent many women from seeking the care they need. Educating providers about the legality of postabortion care—and the importance of such care to women’s health—may reduce these barriers to women’s obtaining prompt medical attention for abortion complications."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-senegal Abortion in Senegal]</ref> | ||
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