CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE ABORTION FROM 13 WEEKS TO 22 WEEKS GESTATION AT HANOI OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL

Lê Thị Anh Đào1,, Nguyễn Duy Ánh2
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 Hanoi Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

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Objective: Describes the clinical characteristics of women who terminated the pregnancy at 13 weeks to 22 weeks gestation at Phu San Ha Noi Hospital. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, was performed through 171 women who terminated the pregnancy at 13 weeks to 22 weeks gestation without indications related to maternal or fetus, in Phu San Ha Noi Hospital, from 1/9/2020 – 31/12/2020. Results: The mean gestational age at hospitalization of participants was 15,8 ± 2,4 weeks, and the 14-week accounted for the large part, about 28,7%. The percentage of women having more than two children was highest, at 45,6%. There were 73,7% of participants who have never been pregnant termination. Three-fourth of the participants did not use any contraception method. Unintended pregnancy was the main cause that led to the terminated decision of almost all women, there was merely 2,3% case terminating cause by family pressure. Medical abortion and dilation and evacuation (D&E) were used to terminate the pregnancy, with the percentage of those were 25,7% and 74,3%, respectively. Conclusion: The most popular age of fetus at termination is 14 weeks accounted for 28,7%, and Dilation and Curettage was the main method using, accounting for 74,3%.

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