An update on issues relating to abortion,
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Medical update
 
  10 November 2011

USA: Abortion follow-up with serum human chorionic gonadotropin testing and in-office assessment

The study was conducted to compare lost to follow-up (LTFU) rates in women having a medical abortion who chose follow-up by in-office ultrasound assessment or serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) testing. From Contraception. 

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  7 November 2011

Denmark: Attitudes towards abortion among trainees in obstetrics/gynecology and clinical genetics

This study aimed to provide knowledge about attitudes towards abortion among Danish physicians in training in the specialties of obstetrics/gynecology and clinical genetics. From Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 

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  4 November 2011

Netherlands: Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for aneuploidy: toward an integral ethical assessment

From Human Reproduction. 

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  2 November 2011

South Africa: Health care providers’ perspectives on public second trimester abortion services

This study aimed to understand better what doctors, nurses and hospital managers involved in second trimester abortion care thought about these services and how they could be improved. From Journal of Biosocial Sciences. 

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  1 November 2011

USA:Attitudes towards prenatal testing among parents of children with intellectual disabilities

The objective of this study was to determine how parents of children with intellectual disabilities view prenatal testing and pregnancy termination for their child’s condition. From Prenatal Diagnosis. 

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  1 November 2011

Italy: Maternal risk factors for preterm birth

The aim of this study was to identify maternal risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) compared to delivery at term, in order to recognise high risk women and to provide a global overview of the Italian situation. From European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology. 

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  19 October 2011

UK: Repeat abortion among women in Britain

This study compares the characteristics of women who have presented for a second or subsequent abortion to those of women who have obtained only one. From Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care.

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