Spontaneous Abortion Rate in Ultrasonographically Viable Pregnancies

In a prospective study of 500 patients who had an ultrasonically viable pregnancy at less than 12 weeksʼ gestation, the spontaneous abortion rate was 2% overall. In those women with a history of spontaneous abortion, the abortion rate increased tenfold. Spontaneous abortion at less than ten weeksʼ g...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 1988-01, Vol.71 (1), p.81-83
Hauptverfasser:	MACKENZIE, WILLIAM E, HOLMES, DEBORAH S, NEWTON, JOHN R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy Female Fetal Viability Gestational Age Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Medical sciences Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, First Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta Prospective Studies Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	In a prospective study of 500 patients who had an ultrasonically viable pregnancy at less than 12 weeksʼ gestation, the spontaneous abortion rate was 2% overall. In those women with a history of spontaneous abortion, the abortion rate increased tenfold. Spontaneous abortion at less than ten weeksʼ gestation was up to three times higher than that at greater than ten weeksʼ gestation; this may have implications when deciding on the timing of first-trimester diagnostic procedures.
ISSN:	0029-7844 1873-233X