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Rezaei Kahkhaei K, Shokri S, Azarmehr T, Afshari M, Nakhaee Moghadam M, Rezaie Kahkhaie K et al . Investigation of the causes of legal abortion in women referring to
Amir al-Momenin Ali (AS) Hospital Zabol. Tehran Univ Med J 2024; 82 (7) :570-576
URL: http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/article-1-13227-en.html
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Khadijeh Rezaei Kahkhaei1 
, Soha Shokri2 , Tayebeh Azarmehr3 , Mehdi Afshari4 , Maryam Nakhaee Moghadam5 , Kolsoum Rezaie Kahkhaie6 , Leili Rezaei Kahkhaei *7
, Soha Shokri2 , Tayebeh Azarmehr3 , Mehdi Afshari4 , Maryam Nakhaee Moghadam5 , Kolsoum Rezaie Kahkhaie6 , Leili Rezaei Kahkhaei *7
1- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Amir al-Momenin Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
2- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
3- Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
4- Department of Social Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
5- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Amir al momenin Hospital, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
6- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
7- Department of Internal Medicine, Amir al-Momenin Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. ,rezaie.layli@gmail.com
2- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
3- Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
4- Department of Social Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
5- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Amir al momenin Hospital, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
6- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
7- Department of Internal Medicine, Amir al-Momenin Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. ,
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Background: Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the 20th week of pregnancy, which may be spontaneous or induced. In general, therapeutic abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy before the 20th week of pregnancy in order to save the mother's life and prevent birth defects. The purpose of this study is to investigate the causes of legal abortion in women referring to Amir al-Mominin Ali hospital in Zabol city.
Methods: This study is a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The studied population included women who had a legal abortion on March 1, 2022 to September 1, 2022 at Amir al-Mominin Ali Zabol Hospital (Zabol-Iran). The tool used was a checklist made by the researcher and approved by the faculty members of Zabol University of Medical Sciences. The researchers collected the necessary information, including demographic information, obstetrics and mother's illness, fetal disorders, test results, ultrasound screenings, pathology results of patients and other conditions that led to the issuance of an abortion license.
Methods: This study is a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The studied population included women who had a legal abortion on March 1, 2022 to September 1, 2022 at Amir al-Mominin Ali Zabol Hospital (Zabol-Iran). The tool used was a checklist made by the researcher and approved by the faculty members of Zabol University of Medical Sciences. The researchers collected the necessary information, including demographic information, obstetrics and mother's illness, fetal disorders, test results, ultrasound screenings, pathology results of patients and other conditions that led to the issuance of an abortion license.
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Results: In the specified period of time, there were 100 abortion cases that were investigated, and 78 (78%) of these abortions had maternal causes and 22% had fetal causes. The most common maternal causes of abortion were cardiovascular problems (7%) and mothers' age. Also, the most fetal causes were cerebrospinal causes (23%). Mothers who had abortions of maternal origin were significantly older than mothers with abortions of fetal origin (p=0.009).
Conclusion: The present study showed that in Sistan region, most cases of legal abortion depended on fetal reasons and mothers' age. |
Type of Study: Original Article |
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