Managing early stages of abortion care at home after 12 weeks is safe and reduces time spent in hospital, study finds

A randomized controlled trial of 435 women having a medical abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy found 71% of patients who took the first dose of misoprostol at home spent fewer than 9 hours in hospital, compared to 46% of patients who took the first dose of misoprostol at hospital. There was no difference in safety outcomes observed between the two groups. However, of the women who took the first dose of misoprostol at home, 1% (2/220) completed the abortion before admission to hospital.

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