Post-abortion care with misoprostol – equally effective, safe and accepted when administered by midwives compared to physicians: a randomised controlled equivalence trial in a low-resource setting in Kenya

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 7; no. 10; p. e016157
• Main Authors: Makenzius, Marlene, Oguttu, Monica, Klingberg-Allvin, Marie, Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina, Odero, Theresa M A, Faxelid, Elisabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 2017; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal - therapeutic use; Abortion; Abortion, Incomplete; Abortion, Induced; Adult; Birth control; Community Gynaecology; Evidence-based medicine; Family planning; Female; Global Health; Health and Welfare; Health Policy; Health Resources; Humans; Hälsa och välfärd; Kenya; Male; Maternal Medicine; Maternal mortality; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Midwifery; Misoprostol - therapeutic use; Nurse Midwives; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Safety; Patient Satisfaction; Physicians; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, First; Public health; Reproductive Health Services - standards; Reproductive Medicine; Womens health; Workforce; Kenya; Uganda; Africa; Health Policy; Community Gynaecology; Maternal Medicine; Reproductive Medicine

ObjectiveTo assess the effectiveness of midwives administering misoprostol to women with incomplete abortion seeking post-abortion care (PAC), compared with physicians.DesignA multicentre randomised controlled equivalence trial. The study was not masked.SettingsGynaecological departments in two hosp...