The incidence of multiple birth, ectopic pregnancy, termination, miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death was similar in both groups.
If a woman who was previously pregnant reports she is no longer pregnant, a brief survey will be completed to determine the outcome (termination, miscarriage, still birth, live birth, etc).
The population of interest is young women, who are aged up to and including 19 years and have had at least one unintended pregnancy, whether the outcome was termination, miscarriage or delivery.
The incidence of multiple birth, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death was similar in both groups.
Of the remaining 1477 women who had two live births, 147 were excluded as they were recruited into the cohort during their second pregnancy, with the most recent previous pregnancy resulting in a miscarriage, termination, stillbirth or 'other' outcome.
The primary end point was reproductive outcome in the second pregnancy namely, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, termination, stillbirth, and live birth.
Main outcome measures The primary end point was miscarriage, live birth, termination, stillbirth, or ectopic pregnancy in the second pregnancy.
These pregnancies either ended early, due to termination or miscarriage, or resulted in a live birth where HIV was not diagnosed until delivery.
Another study examined the effects of varying interpregnancy intervals after pregnancy termination (both miscarriage and induced) on maternal and perinatal health in a sample of 258 108 Latin American women.
Women were excluded if they had a known immunodeficiency or autoimmune disease, had undergone a solid organ transplant, had a prior pregnancy termination or miscarriage, were smokers, had hemoglobin levels <9 g/dL, or had undergone fertility treatments.
Individuals were excluded if: 1) the amniocentesis revealed a chromosomal abnormality; 2) there was a twin pregnancy; 3) the pregnancy ended in termination or miscarriage; 4) relevant information was absent from the medical records; or 5) medical practitioners indicated it would be inappropriate to contact the family.
