Risk Factors Associated With Presenting for Abortion in the Second Trimester
@article{Drey2006RiskFA, title={Risk Factors Associated With Presenting for Abortion in the Second Trimester}, author={E. Drey and Diana Foster and R. Jackson and S. Lee and L. H. C{\'a}rdenas and P. Darney}, journal={Obstetrics & Gynecology}, year={2006}, volume={107}, pages={128-135} }
OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with delay of induced abortion into the second trimester of pregnancy. METHODS: Using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing, 398 women from 5 to 23 weeks of gestation at an urban hospital described steps and reasons that could have led to a delayed abortion. Multivariable logistic regression identified independent contributors to delay. RESULTS: Half of the 70-day difference between the average gestational durations in first- and second-trimester… CONTINUE READING
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