Continued pregnancy among abortion applications. A study of women having a change of mind

Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
H SöderbergN O Sjöberg

Abstract

A certain proportion of women applying for legal abortion later change their minds. The present study was designed to ascertain whether such women differ from those who choose to terminate their pregnancy, with regard to age, civil status, other demographic characteristics, or reproductive history. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Sweden. All 1,446 abortion applicants attending the abortion clinic at University Hospital Malmö, in 1989. A comparison of the women who continued the pregnancy and those who underwent abortion, with regard to the above mentioned factors. Semistructured interviews and statistical analysis. Of this series of urban abortion applicants, almost one in ten underwent a change of mind. Women who chose to continue their pregnancy differed from those who held fast to their initial decision above all with regard to age and family situation. Less important was education, reproductive history, and stated reasons for abortion. To answer the question why some women continue an unwanted pregnancy after a closer consideration is not easy. The complexity of a woman's feeling in the matter seems to be moderated by the kind of support and stability she has in her life ...Continue Reading

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