by APFLI | Jul 12, 2005 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
A new study has shown that women who abort are TWICE as likely to have pre-term or post-term deliveries. CITATION Zhou, Weijin, et. al., "Induced Abortion and Subsequent Pregnancy Duration," Obstetrics & Gynecology 94(6):948-953 (Dec. 1999)....
by APFLI | Jun 5, 2005 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
Women with Abortion History Are at Increased Risk of Delivering Very Preterm Babies in Subsequent Pregnancies — [study published in 4/05 issue, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reuters Health]. Abstract: Previous induced abortions and the...
by APFLI | Mar 12, 2005 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
Abortion and Subsequent Premature Birth (3/05) There are over 40 studies that demonstrate a statistically significant association between abortion and subsequent premature birth, especially extreme premature birth (XPB): 1993 Study: An Australian study by Lumley...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
[Abstract follows at end of this summary] Abortion increases risks of premature delivery (risk ratio elevation of 1.3 to 2.0), maternal depression and suicide, and other serious health consequences, such as placenta previa (RR of 1.7), reports a new medical study by...
by APFLI | Mar 1, 2003 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
The March of Dimes has announced a major fund raising effort to understand and battle premature deliveries. March of Dimes medical director Dr. Nancy Green told Time magazine that there has been a 27 percent rise in premature births over the last few decades....
by APFLI | Feb 17, 2001 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
HAVING AN INDUCED ABORTION INCREASES RISK IN FUTURE PREGNANCIES Editor – The latest of three Danish reports about reproductive history informs readers that "fetal loss is high in women in their late 30s or older, irrespective of reproductive history. This...
by APFLI | Nov 30, 1999 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
The U.S. has a very high preterm birth rate of nearly 12%. Preterm births are the number one cause of neonatal death and disease. This study offers an overwhelming case that prior induced abortions boost a woman's risk of a preterm delivery...
by APFLI | Nov 30, 1999 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
European Medical Journal exposes Abortion-Cerebral-Palsy: Elective Surgery boosts Cerebral Palsy risk In their excellent review of CP (Cerebral Palsy) history, Schifrin and Longo end with the words, "We need to let the truth take us where it will."(1) This...
by APFLI | Nov 30, 1999 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
Editor – The latest of three Danish reports about reproductive history informs readers that "fetal loss is high in women in their late 30s or older, irrespective of reproductive history. This should be taken into consideration in pregnancy planning and...