title: Fetal diagnostic indications for second and third trimester outpatient pregnancy termination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the frequency of diagnostic indications among women seeking to terminate pregnancies for reasons of fetal abnormality, spontaneous fetal demise, or a genetic disorder in a private outpatient clinic specializing in late outpatient abortion procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1005 women requested termination of pregnancy for reasons of genetic disorder, fetal anomaly, or fetal demise over 20 years (1992-2012). Gestational ages ranged from 12 to 39 weeks. In all cases, a documented diagnosis of fetal abnormality or fetal demise was made prior to referral. Records were reviewed to verify fetal diagnosis for all patients seeking termination of pregnancy for reasons of fetal disorder. Major complications included major unintended surgery, hemorrhage requiring transfusion, or pelvic infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preoperative diagnoses included the following: chromosomal abnormalities (n = 378), genetic syndromes and single gene disorders (n = 30), structural anomalies (n = 494), and other conditions (n = 103). These include 26 cases of spontaneous fetal demise and nine selective terminations of one abnormal twin. The major complication rate was 0.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of diagnoses were in the categories of genetic disorder and neurologic abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Boulder Abortion Clinic, Boulder, CO, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Warren M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hern
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000453:epidemiology; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D025063:Chromosome Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D054238:Perinatal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult