Abortion, unwanted childbearing, and mental health
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To meta-analyse or not to meta-analyse: abortion, birth and mental health.
Two recent meta-analyses claim that abortion leads to a deterioration in mental health. Previous reviews concluded that the mental health outcomes following an unwanted pregnancy are much the same whether the woman gives birth or terminates the pregnancy, although there is an increased mental health risk with an unwanted pregnancy. Meta-analysis is particularly susceptible to bias in this area....
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تاریخ انتشار 2014