EP should be considered a relevant public health indicator in developing countries, providing an overall picture of the capacity of a health system to deal with the diagnosis and treatment of emergency situations, especially in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

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Maternal deaths related to abortion complications often occurred shortly after hospital admission and with signs of sepsis. This demonstrates the importance of effective emergency services. Unfortunately, hospital-based studies alone cannot assess all maternal death risk factors, especially those for maternal death related to induced abortion complications. It is therefore important to determine what happened to the woman before hospital admission and during her stay in hospital. Combinations of qualitative and quantitative methods could be used to increase our understanding of this problem and to help us to solve it.