Serious abortion complications as a proportion of all abortion complications presenting at hospitals before and after implementation of legal abortion in Nepal, N = 23,493.

*p<0.05, **p<0.001, ***p<0.001, from Fisher’s Exact statistical test for categorical differences.
aOther infections include peritoneal infection and pyoperitoneum, as well as two cases of unspecified infection treated with intravenous antibiotics.
bIncludes high pulse related to systemic complications, blood loss, and unspecified.
cNot including septic shock.
dOther systemic complications include deep vein thrombosis, embolism and loss of consciousness.