The effect of abortion method on the outcome of subsequent pregnancy.
Infants born to women following a previous induced abortion, primarily by the D&C method, showed an excess of low birth weight. However, when women with medical illnesses were excluded, the excess was very slight. The data suggested that the greater the dilatation at D&C, the lower the birth weight. Women requiring induced abortions should have them as early as possible to minimize cervical damage and its consequences.
D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D001724:Birth Weight; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects
D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D012965:Sodium Chloride