Influences on Pregnancy-Termination Decisions in Matlab, Bangladesh

Pregnancy termination in Matlab, Bangladesh: maternal mortality risks associated with menstrual regulation and abortion.

CONTEXT In Bangladesh, both menstrual regulation (MR), which is thought to be a relatively safe method, and abortion, which in this setting is often performed using unsafe methods, are used to terminate pregnancies (known or suspected). However, little is known about changes over time in the use of these methods or their relative mortality risks. METHODS Data from the Demographic Surveillance...

Pregnancy termination in Matlab, Bangladesh: trends and correlates of use of safer and less-safe methods.

CONTEXT Menstrual regulation (MR), a relatively safe form of pregnancy termination, is legal in Bangladesh during the early stages of pregnancy. However, little is known about the factors associated with whether women who terminate pregnancies choose this method or a less-safe one. METHODS Data from the Matlab Demographic Surveillance System on 122,691 pregnancies-5,221 (4.3%) of which were t...

Menstrual regulation , other methods of voluntary pregnancy termination , and maternal mortality in Matlab , Bangladesh

Effects of interpregnancy interval and outcome of the preceding pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes in Matlab, Bangladesh

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effects on pregnancy outcomes of the duration of the preceding interpregnancy interval (IPI) and type of pregnancy outcome that began the interval. DESIGN Observational population-based study. SETTING The Maternal Child Health-Family Planning (MCH-FP) area of Matlab, Bangladesh. POPULATION A total of 66,759 pregnancy outcomes that occurred between 1982 and 2002. ...

The Effects of Pregnancy Spacing After a Miscarriage on Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes: Evidence from Matlab, Bangladesh

Objective To determine the optimum interpregnancy interval following a miscarriage and to see if findings for a poor, rural area in Bangladesh are similar to those in a recent study of Scottish women. Design Multivariate analysis of population-based, prospective data from a demographic surveillance system (study cohort). Setting Pregnancies in Matlab, Bangladesh, between1977 and 2008. Participa...