Medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy in primigravid women-is the next delivery differently at risk? A population-based register study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-337

  Mannisto J ^a   Mentula, M ^b   Bloigu, A ^c   Hemminki, E ^c   Gissler, M ^c,d   Heikinheimo, O ^b   Niinimaki M ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Low birthweight; placental complication; preterm birth; small for gestational age; termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL ABORTION; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SURGICAL ABORTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH INTERVALS; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL AGE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872402214     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12034     Document Type: Article

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