BACKGROUND Research on the links between abortion and mental health has been limited by design problems and relatively weak evidence. AIMS To examine the links between pregnancy outcomes and mental health outcomes. METHOD Data were gathered on the pregnancy and mental health history of a birth cohort of over 500 women studied to the age of 30. RESULTS After adjustment for confounding, abo...

A population based survey of women who had spontaneous abortion in Hungary between 1971 and 1980 has been evaluated. Individual data sheets completed by specialists in obstetrical institutions were used. The ratio of spontaneous abortions was 13.1% during the whole period studied but declined during the decade. The maximum occurrence was in the fifth to eighth week of gestation, when more than ...

INTRODUCTION Despite the universal recognition of unsafe abortion as a major public health problem, very little research has been conducted to document its precipitating factors in Burkina Faso. Our aim was to investigate the key determinants of induced abortion in a sample of women who sought postabortion care. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional household survey was carried out from Feb...

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency and profile of induced abortions among hospitalized cases of abortions in three tertiary hospitals in Egypt. METHODS A total of 517 consecutive cases of abortions with complete records were enrolled from three tertiary hospitals in Egypt: two hospitals in Cairo and one hospital in Alexandria. A data extraction sheet was designed to extract the required in...

OBJECTIVE Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the most common congenital defects of central nervous system due to neural tube closure deficit during the third and fourth weeks of gestational age. Our study was performed to detect the incidence and risk factors of NTDs in Kashan, center of Iran. MATERIAL & METHODS This case-control study was done on all pregnancies with NTD affected neonates (n=91)...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate some of the risk factors of complete molar pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study was performed on 91 cases of complete molar pregnancy (case group) and 295 cases of normal, term pregnancy with a live neonate (control group). Then the maternal age, parity and gravidity, blood group and Rh, history of molar pregnancy, consanguinity, history of spontaneous abortion, ...

1920x1200 abstract: background: down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality due to 21 trisomy that usually is accompany with congenital heart diseases. about fifty present of children with down syndrome have heart defects. this study was designed for the aim of abundance percents of septal heart defects in children with down syndrome at imam reza and imam ali hospitals in kermansha...

BACKGROUND Over six million induced abortions were reported in Africa in 2008 with over two million induced abortions occurring in Eastern Africa. Although a significant proportion of women in the region procure more than one abortion during their reproductive period, there is a dearth of research on factors associated with repeat abortion. METHODS Data for this study come from the Magnitude ...

This study was performed to estimate the prevalence of abortions and to evaluate its association with the socio-demographic factors in an urban slum. The data was collected based on recall obstetric history from186 females through systematic random sampling from 01.04.2001 to 30.06.2001. It was found that the abortion rate was 419.35 / 1000 women of reproductive age group. Abortion ratio was 10...

OBJECTIVE To determine ultrasonographic appearances in pregnant women clinically diagnosed with threatened abortion. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. MATERIAL AND METHOD Seven hundred and seventy six pregnant women clinically diagnosed with threatened abortion and receiving ultrasonographic examination were enrolled Data on ultrasonographic characteristics were obtained from records at the Mat...