TABLE 1.

Criteria for classification of postabortion care patients

Certainly had an induced abortion (at least one of the following)

Patient reported having done something to cause the abortion

Provider reported suspecting that patient did something to cause the abortion

Provider reported evidence of trauma or foreign body in patient’s genital tract

Probably had an induced abortion (both of the following)

Provider reported evidence of sepsis/peritonitis

Patient reported that pregnancy was unplanned†

Possibly had an induced abortion (one of the following)

Provider reported evidence of sepsis/peritonitis

Patient reported that pregnancy was unplanned†

Likely had a spontaneous abortion

Remaining postabortion care patients

^†Patient reported not using a contraceptive method at the time of conception, or that she did not want the pregnancy at the time or at all.