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- Title
Risk factors for 14-21 week abortions: a case-control study in Europe. The Europop Group.
- Authors
Ancel, Pierre-Yves; Saurel-Cubizolles, Marie-Josèphe; Di Renzo, Gian Carlo; Papiernik, Emile; Bréart, Gérard; Ancel, P Y; Saurel-Cubizolles, M J; Di Renzo, G C; Papiernik, E; Bréart, G
- Abstract
Data from a case-control survey in Europe, carried out between 1994 and 1997, were used to investigate the risk factors for spontaneous abortions at 14-21 weeks (late abortions), according to the vital status of the fetus before the onset of labour. Late abortions included 62 involving a fetus alive before the onset of labour, 216 late abortions of a fetus already dead, together with 4592 control pregnancies at term (>/=37 weeks) from seven countries. Histories of induced abortion, spontaneous abortion and preterm birth were more closely associated with late abortion of a live fetus than with late abortion of a dead fetus. Women aged >/=35 years and women living alone had a much higher risk of late abortions than women aged 20-24 years and married women, regardless of the vital status of the fetus before labour. These results provide evidence that obstetric history and socio-demographic factors are risk factors for late abortions but differences are observed according to the vital status of the fetus before labour.
- Publication
Human Reproduction, 2000, Vol 15, Issue 11, p2426
- ISSN
0268-1161
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/humrep/15.11.2426