E N a previous publication (Walker and Turnbull, 1953) we reported that in 14 pregnancies, in which there had been a history of threatened abortion, the haemoglobin and red cell levels in the baby’s cord blood at birth were higher than normal. From other evidence in the same paper we concluded that this was an indication that the supply of oxygen to the foetus was defective. If bleeding in the ...

OBJECTIVE to understand the experience of women who induced an abortion during adolescence as demanded by their mothers. METHOD qualitative study with a social phenomenology approach conducted in 2010 with three women through interviews with open questions. RESULTS the participants tried to hide their pregnancies from their mothers and when the mothers found out about the pregnancies they d...

OBJECTIVE The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends that patient-focused terminology be used in early pregnancy care. The objective of the study was to evaluate whether inappropriate terminology is continuing to be used in Scottish gynaecology services. METHODS A case note review (1259 records) and a patient survey (648 replies) assessed usage of four inappropriate term...

BACKGROUND Although the vast majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, still 10-15% of terminations of pregnancies have taken place in the second trimester period globally. As compared to first trimester, second trimester abortions are disproportionately contribute for maternal morbidity and mortality especially in low-resource countries where access to safe second trimester a...

PROBLEM/CONDITION Since 1969, CDC has conducted abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions in the United States. PERIOD COVERED 2014. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM Each year, CDC requests abortion data from the central health agencies of 52 reporting areas (the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City). The reporting are...

BACKGROUND Studies evaluating acceptability of simplified follow-up after medical abortion have focused on high-resource or urban settings where telephones, road connections, and modes of transport are available and where women have formal education. OBJECTIVE To investigate women's acceptability of home-assessment of abortion and whether acceptability of medical abortion differs by in-clinic...

Given the high prevalence of unintended pregnancy and early pregnancy failure, family physicians frequently encounter these clinical problems. Early abortion care and miscarriage management are within the scope of family medicine, yet few family medicine residency programs' curricula routinely include training in these skills. Comprehensive reproductive health education for family physicians co...

Background: Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a serious disorder that may be detrimental to woman's health. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) vaginal microsystem seems connected higher risk of abortion, early birth, and puerperal endometritis. 60 percent all vaginitis types are caused by BV. The purpose this research explore whether bacterial infection during the first trimester. Methods: This was...

According to estimates, about 30 and 40 % of implanted conceptions result in spontaneous abortions throughout the first trimester, majority which happen at an extremely early stage. Most massive losses occur relatively gestational period, but after heart activity embryo has appeared, abortion rate steadily falls 2-5%.

PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of misoprostol administered vaginally for uterine evacuation in interrupted early pregnancies and the time between the administration and emptying correlated with gestational age. METHODS Clinical trial with 41 patients with pregnancies interrupted between the 7th and the 12th gestational weeks. The mean age was 27.3 (± 6.1) years. Mean parity was 2.2 (± ...