Safe Survival of Adoslescent Girls with Unwanted Advanced Pregnancy and Rehabilitation of Their Babies
Abstract
Adolescents with unwanted, advanced pregnancy who seek abortion late are in danger of getting killed, their babies are in danger of dying in utero, immediately after birth, or during infancy. Complications of unsafe interventions remain a major public health issue globally. Social responsiveness can help mothers with unwanted advanced pregnancy. Girls who reported for abortion with pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (under India’s abortion law) knew about pregnancy, were counselled and offered medical, social, and financial help to safely deliver and legally surrender their baby to the Aakanksha, Shishu Kalyan Kendra Women and Children Centre (Babies’ Home) under India’s legal system. Most girls were admitted, some were not, but those who came back, had a safe birth and babies were legally adopted. It was long journey filled with obstacles before a system of local, legal adoption was established.
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