Shah P. et al. Induced termination of pregnancy and low birth weight and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis BJOG 2009;116(11):1425-1442 Overview: Dr. Prakesh Shah’s BJOG Abortion-Preemie Meta-Analysis 21 September 2009 Using data from 37 prior published APB studies Dr. Shah [4] reported: âą One induced abortion increases the risk for Pre Term Birth […]
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Abortion is the purposeful killing of the unborn in the termination of a pregnancy. AAPLOG opposes abortion. When extreme medical emergencies that threaten the life of the mother arise (chorioamnionitis or HELLP syndrome could be examples), AAPLOG believes in âtreatment to save the motherâs life,â including premature delivery if that is indicated â obviously with
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This statement was originally released in 1994 after the murder of Dr. Gunn in Pensacola, Florida. It was re-affirmed in 1998 after the murder of Dr. Slepian in Buffalo, New York. The American Association of ProLife Obstetricians and Gynecologists again today re-affirms our stance against violence and the murder yesterday of Dr. George Tiller in
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How Faulty Definitions of “Abortion,”, “Safe Abortion,” and “Unsafe Abortion” in Reproductive Health Indicators for Global Monitoring Lead to Miscalculating the Causes of Maternal Mortality. 20090514_Removing_the_Roadblock
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van Oppenraaij RH, Jauniaux E, Christiansen OB, Horcajadas JA, Farquharson RG, Exalto N; ESHRE Special Interest Group for Early Pregnancy (SIGEP). Predicting adverse obstetric outcome after early pregnancy events and complications: a review. Human Reproduction Update Advance Access 7 March 2009;1(1):1-13 Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University Medical
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Hanes M. Swingle, Tarah T. Colaizy, M. Bridget Zimmerman & Frank H. Morriss, Jr., Abortion and the Risk of Subsequent Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review with Meta-analyses, 54 J. REPRODUCTIVE MED. 95-108 (2009) This metanalysis included 12 induced and 9 spontaneous abortion studies showed an adjusted odds ratio for preterm birth following one abortion of
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Five women share their stories in the February 2009 issue of TOWNHALL magazine. (Used by permission) Big Girls Do Cry
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“Since the Food and Drug Administration (âFDAâ) approved the abortion pill RU-486 on September 28, 2000, an estimated 600,000 American RU-486 abortions have been performed. RU-486âs ability to bring an end to a human life developing in the womb is known to all, but the drugâs considerable harmful effects on womenâs health have been mini-
In 1994, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) declared a mandate that all Ob-Gyn Residency training programs must provide training in induced abortion. Failure to comply meant withdrawal of the accreditation of that training programâa devastating blow to any program. Individuals could opt out if they insisted. Hospital programs could not opt out:
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