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Elective pregnancy termination in a large cohort of women with hyperemesis gravidarum
- Source :
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Contraception . Dec2007, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p451-455. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Abstract: Background: This study was conducted to describe characteristics of women who terminated their pregnancies secondary to hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Study Design: Data were obtained from a survey provided on an HG Web site from 2003 to 2005. Results: Of 808 women who completed the survey, 123 (15.2%) had at least one termination due to HG, and 49 (6.1%) had multiple terminations. Prominent reasons given for the terminations were inability to care for the family and self (66.7%), fear that they or their baby could die (51.2%), or that the baby would be abnormal (22.0%). These same women were three times as likely to state that their health care providers were uncaring or did not understand how sick they were [64/123 (52.0%) vs. 168/685 (24.5%), odds ratio 3.34 (95% CI 2.21–5.05), p<.001]. Conclusion: These data suggest that the physical and psychological burden of HG has been underestimated, and that further education within the medical community may be warranted. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *GASTROINTESTINAL diseases
*SURVEYS
*MEDICAL care
*PUBLIC health
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00107824
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Contraception
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27724315
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2007.08.009