BACKGROUND Complications of unsafe abortion are a leading cause of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescents and young women are disproportionately represented among those at risk of these complications. Currently, we know little about the factors associated with young women's timing of abortion. This study examined the timing of abortion as well as factors influencing it among adol...

OBJECTIVE To develop a mathematical model for more precise estimation of the incidence of chromosomal abnormalities and the sex ratio among spontaneous abortions masked by maternal cell contamination. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENT(S) One hundred twelve samples of spontaneous abortion with a "46,XX" karyotype and 97 parents with aborted embryos. ...

BACKGROUND Rural induced abortion service has declined in Canada. Factors influencing abortion provision by rural physicians are unknown. This study assessed distribution, practice, and experiences among rural compared to urban abortion providers in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). METHODS We used mixed methods to assess physicians on the BC registry of abortion providers. In 2...

Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz and colleagues misleadingly assert that, although access to induced abortion services is legally restricted in Peru, the incidence of induced abortion is “as high as, or higher than, the estimated incidence in many countries where induced abortion is legal and safe.” The abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1000 women of reproductive age) is greatly influenced by a n...

Total number of abortions: 30,699.  60% of abortions were criminal and the re- mainder were due to:  (a)Cervical incompetence  (b) hypothyr oidism (c) Listeriosis (d) Toxoplasmosis (e) Luteal phase deficiency (f) Placental deficiency Mg) Rh and ABO incompatibility and unknown etiology.  Therapeutic abortions were also performed in several cases due to:  (a) Miliary tube...

PROBLEM/CONDITION CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions. REPORTING PERIOD COVERED This report summarizes and describes data voluntarily reported to CDC regarding legal induced abortions obtained in the United States in 2003. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM For each year since 1969, CDC has compiled abortion data b...

PROBLEM/CONDITION CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions. REPORTING PERIOD COVERED This report summarizes and describes data reported to CDC regarding legal induced abortions obtained in the United States in 2000. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM For each year since 1969, CDC has compiled abortion data by state or a...