If the pregnancy is correctly and accurately diagnosed and certain conditions which may make the procedure difficult are well understood, the incidence of complications is about the lowest of all medical procedures. Indeed this incidence is so low that termination is less dangerous than continuation of pregnancy. The history in the Netherlands proves that terminations of pregnancy are best done in dedicated clinics rather than general hospitals. Dedicated staff is contracted so that there is no difficulty with staff refusing cooperation for ethical or religeous reasons. An optimal routine can be established which does not interfere with hospital theatre routines.
All patients come for the same.
They are not confronted with maternity patients and babies. All clinics and hospitals report their results and complications to the Ministry of Health. However, although complications are extremely rare, for an adequate handling of them a well organised cooperation with a nearby hospital is essential. In all cases where not stated explicitly, duration of pregnancy is given in weeks of amenorrhoea, calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period. Medicines are generally mentioned by their generic name.