Twenty (20) Statistically Significant AVPB and AVLBW Studies A1+ Watson LF, Rayner J-A, King J, Jolley D, Forster D, Lumley J. Modelling prior reproductive history to improve predication of risk for very preterm birth. Paediatric Perinatal Epidemiology 2010;24:402-415 A2+ Watson LF, Rayner J-A, King J, Jolley D, Forster D, Lumley

AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, PRETERM BIRTH, AND ABORTION WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION? The huge increase in preterm birth in the United States (30% increase since 1981) is a major public health concern, both from the standpoint of infant morbidity/mortality (it is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity), and from the standpoint

Reference: Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention,” (National Academy of Science Press, July 06) This major publication has been applauded by ACOG, SART, and ASRM as an exceptional and comprehensive work on the problem of preterm birth.. ACOG is a co-sponsor of this work. With a careful search, one will

AAPLOG – THE AMERICAN ASSN OF PRO-LIFE OB/GYNS www.aaplog.org prolifeob@aol.com Sept 08 ON THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CEREBRAL PALSY / EXTREME PREMATURITY / INDUCED ABORTION “…..then the relative risk for cerebral palsy among surviving VLBW infants would be 38 times that in the general population.” In the existing medical literature, there

The American Association of ProLife Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.aaplog.org THE MOST RECENT STUDY ON ABORTION AND SUBSEQUENT PRETERM BIRTH 2008 Is induced abortion a risk factor in subsequent pregnancy? Voigt M, Olbertz D, Fusch C, Krafczyk D, Briese V, Schneider KT. The influence of previous pregnancy terminations, miscarriages and still-births

The 2004 Europop Study, and the 2005 Epipage Study INDUCED ABORTION: A RISK FACTOR FOR SUBSEQUENT PRETERM BIRTH?? TWO RECENT EUROPEAN STUDIES SAY “YES” A number of investigations into a possible association between induced abortion and subsequent preterm birth have occurred over the past 30 years. Many of the early