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Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(2): 84-91
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999839
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Risk of Late First and Second Trimester Miscarriage After Induced Abortion

Michael B. Bracken, Carol Bryce-Buchanan, Wichit Srisuphan, Theodore R. Holford, Robert Silten
  • The Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the Departments of Epidemiology and Public Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University Medical School, 60 College Street, New Haven, Connecticut
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A cohort of 3110 women anticipating delivery were interviewed after their first prenatal visit at private obstetric practices and HMOs in Connecticut. In all 19.57% reported a prior induced abortion. The research participants were followed to determine whether the pregnancy was miscarried or delivered. In all, 2.19% miscarried in the late first or second trimester. The association of a prior induced abortion on risk for late miscarriage was analyzed by pregnancy history. Women who aborted their first pregnancy had no increased risk (RR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.16, 1.92) of miscarriage compared with women pregnant for the first time, or compared with women experiencing their second pregnancy after delivering the first (RR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.18, 2.60). No evidence was found for an increased risk of multiple induced abortion on subsequent miscarriage.