THE EFFECT OF ABORTION METHOD ON THE OUTCOME OF SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 26  (3) , 123-128
Abstract
Infants born to women following a previous induced abortion, primarily by the D and C [dilatation and curettage] method, showed an excess of low birth weight. When women with medical illnesses were excluded, the excess was very slight. The greater the dilatation at D and C, the lower the birth weight. Women requiring induced abortions should have them as early as possible to minimize cervical damage and its consequences.

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