'We can lose our life for the abortion': exploring the dynamics shaping abortion care in peri-urban Yangon, Myanmar

摘要

Objectives: Induced abortion in Myanmar is severely legally restricted and permissible only to save a woman's life. As a result, unsafe abortion is common and contributes significantly to maternal mortality. Our overall study aimed to explore women's reproductive health needs in pen-urban Yangon, a dynamic series of townships on the periphery of the country's largest city characterized by poor infrastructure, slum settlements and a mobile, migrant population. In this paper, we focus specifically on the perceptions, opinions and experiences of both adult women and key informants with respect to induced abortion and postabortion care in pen-urban Yangon.