Surgical abortion from 14 weeks of pregnancy

Welcome to this Making Abortion Safe course on Surgical abortion from 14 weeks of pregnancy.

This course explores:

• methods used for a surgical abortion from 14 weeks of pregnancy
• cervical preparation and pain management
• pre-procedure considerations, including contraindications and consent
• how to insert osmotic dilators and perform a D&E
• post-procedure care
• options for contraception afterwards.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• describe the methods of surgical abortion used between 14 and 24 weeks of pregnancy
• outline cervical preparation and pain management options
• identify pre-procedure considerations, including contraindications and consent
• explain how to insert osmotic dilators and perform a dilatation and evacuation
• describe post-procedure care.