| Characteristics of women who undergo second-trimester abortion in the setting of a fetal anomaly. | |
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PMID: 22067803 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Most women diagnosed with a fetal anomaly terminate the pregnancy. Little is known about utilization of two procedures: dilation and evacuation (D&E) and induction termination. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included all women seen at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Prenatal Diagnosis Center (PDC) who underwent a second-trimester abortion for an anomalous pregnancy from 2005 to 2008. We abstracted variables from the PDC database and medical charts to identify predictors associated with undergoing D&E. RESULTS: Three quarters of the 192 women underwent D&E (n=148). Higher maternal age, proximity to UCSF, earlier gestational age, singleton gestation and genetic anomaly were associated with undergoing D&E. In adjusted analysis, earlier gestational age and singleton gestation were associated with undergoing D&E. CONCLUSIONS: The D&E procedure was more commonly utilized for terminating an anomalous pregnancy at UCSF than medical induction. Further inquiry is needed to explore how provider counseling influences the choice of D&E vs. induction. |
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Jennifer L Kerns; Megan Swanson; Sherri Pena; Danny Wu; Brian L Shaffer; Susan H Tran; Jody E Steinauer |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-11 |
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Title: Contraception Volume: - ISSN: 1879-0518 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-11-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0234361 Medline TA: Contraception Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. |
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