[Pregnancy termination in Swiss hospitals. Results of a survey]

Based on the response of 84 hospitals and clinics to a questionnaire, an overview is given of the practice of pregnancy termination in a hospital setting in Switzerland. A comparison to current practice in the Netherlands rouses the question whether for 1st trimester abortions Swiss hospitals might use more often local anaesthesia, minimal dilatation, aspiration without subsequent curettage and patient surveillance of less than four hours as well as dilatation and evacuation (D&E) for 2nd trimester abortions.