Incidence of and Maternal-fetal Risk Factors Associated with Therapeutic Abortion: A Nested Case-control Design Based on a Population-based Historical Cohort

Introduction: Therapeutic Abortion (TA) has been defined as termination of pregnancy before the 20th week of gestation in order to save the mother’s life and prevent birth defects.The present study aimed to investigate the incidence of TA and its related maternal-fetal risk factors. Methods: This hi...

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Main Authors: Zahra Maleki, Haleh Ghaem, Mozhgan Seif, Sedigheh Foruhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
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Online Access:https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_48116_6690c094ba9f6858cc2d0732d7ba0929.pdf