Threatened abortion: slight bleeding,
low abdominal pain, closed cervix ,ultrasonograph shows intact pregnant sac and a living fetus The pregnancy can continued
Most women have multiple reasons for choosing
to have an abortion.
Almost 90% of abortions occur in the first
trimester.
Percent of Abortions Performed by Each Type of Provider
Abortion
Dept.of Ob/Gy of Drum Tower Hospital Huyali
Definition
Nature or induced expulsion of fetus from uterus before it is able to survive.
≤20 weeks from the first day of the last period or a fetus weighing <500g(developed countries) <28 weeks from the first day of the last period or a fetus weighing <1000g (our country)
25%
36%
Source: Jones et al., 2002
Who Has Abortions, Why and When in Pregnancy: