2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-21917/v1
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Therapeutic abortion in Iran: an epidemiologic study of legal abortion in 2 years

Abstract: Objectives Unsafe abortion is one of the most important causes of death and disability among mothers in countries where abortion is illegal. These conditions have changed since then. The present study has investigated the cases who were referred to the legal medicine organization to receive abortion permission. This country level cross sectional retrospective study, investigated all the cases who were referred to the legal medicine centers of Iran for abortion permission during 2015 to 2017. The results were … Show more

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“…A total of 15617 permits were issued in which 91.99% had fetal reasons and 8.01% had maternal reasons. e most prevalent reason was nervous system malformation similar to our study [13]. Considering the population of Iran in 2017, their event rate was calculated as about 1.936 per 10,000 individuals per this period of time.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
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“…A total of 15617 permits were issued in which 91.99% had fetal reasons and 8.01% had maternal reasons. e most prevalent reason was nervous system malformation similar to our study [13]. Considering the population of Iran in 2017, their event rate was calculated as about 1.936 per 10,000 individuals per this period of time.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
“…During 2015-2017, a total of 15,617 permissions out of 21,477 applicants were issued. ey used ICD-10 classification to categorize the maternal and fetal indications of therapeutic abortion [13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some health conditions make mothers unfit to carry a pregnancy to term, which can lead to what is called "therapeutic abortion." In the same study by Mahdavi et al, the most common maternal health-related reasons for abortion were circulatory system diseases (43.9%), neoplasms (13.4%), and genitourinary system diseases (9.9%) [3].…”
Section: Reasons For Abortionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…Aborting such a fetus reduces the rigors that come with providing supportive care and healthcare. Among the fetal-related causes for abortion, a study by Mahdavi et al listed nervous system malformations (26.4%), chromosomal abnormalities (18.4%), hydrops fetalis (13.7%), and musculoskeletal anomalies (9.9%) as the most common reasons [3].…”
Section: Reasons For Abortionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Termination of pregnancy is taboo in Iran, and despite the partial legalization of 'medical abortions' in the case of pre-existing fetal and maternal conditions(Mahdavi, Jafari, Azimi, Dehghanizadeh, & Barzegar, 2020), it remains a highly controversial practice.…”
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confidence: 99%