title: Restricting legal abortion: Some maternal and child health effects in Romania.
abstract: The dramatic rise of the Romanian birth rate in 1967 following the restrictive abortion decree of late 1966 is well known. Less well known are significant changes in key maternal and child health indicators in the period after 1966. Possible reasons for these changes are discussed as are the implications of the Romanian experience for population policy and abortion research in the United States.
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000401:mortality; D001722:Birth Order; D001723:Birth Rate; D001724:Birth Weight; D003710:Demography; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008423:Maternal Age; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000401:mortality; D010298:Parity; D011155:Population Control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D012383:Romania; D014481:United States