postabortion
Following pregnancy termination
Postabortion describes the period or conditions following an abortion: postabortion care, postabortion counseling, postabortion complications.
The term appears in medical contexts addressing physical recovery and in discussions of emotional or psychological effects.
Also spelled post-abortion.
Post-procedure recovery support
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
recovery · bleeding · cramping · ultrasound · aspiration · dilation · curettage · mifepristone
Intense sorrow from loss
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- reliefEasing of distress
- traumaLasting psychological wound
counseling · therapy · support · acceptance · closure · forgiveness · coping · ambivalence
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
- hotlinesDedicated emergency phone numbers
- peer supportAid from similar others
resources · advocacy · compassion · listening · accompaniment · aftercare programs · crisis intervention · mental health
Supporting legal abortion access
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- WadePerson's name designation
- activismDirect effort for reform
lobbying · rights · policy · lawmakers · judiciary · protest · demonstration · rally
Painful awareness of failure
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
isolation · disclosure · storytelling · normalization · destigmatization · stereotypes · misconceptions · social pressure
aftercare
Post-procedure recovery support
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
follow-up · recovery · bleeding · cramping · ultrasound · aspiration · dilation · curettage · mifepristone · anesthesia
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
trauma · counseling · therapy · support · acceptance · closure · forgiveness · coping · ambivalence · regret
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
- hotlinesDedicated emergency phone numbers
peer support · resources · advocacy · compassion · listening · accompaniment · aftercare programs · crisis intervention · mental health · outreach
pro-choice
Supporting legal abortion access
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- WadePerson's name designation
activism · lobbying · rights · policy · lawmakers · judiciary · protest · demonstration · rally · advocacy
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- silenceTotal lack of sound
taboo · isolation · disclosure · storytelling · normalization · destigmatization · stereotypes · misconceptions · social pressure · discrimination
postabortionprenatal
Before birth
antenatal · prepregnancy · gestational · antepartum · preconception