AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, PRETERM BIRTH, AND ABORTIONĀ 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 of the immense cost burden […]
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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 find a single reference to
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AAPLOG Response to the APA Task Force Report onĀ Mental Health and Abortion September 2008 After months of study, the APA Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health report was voted on and accepted by the APA in August 2008. The sweeping conclusion: āThe best scientific evidence published indicates that among adult women who have an
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AAPLOG ā 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 āā¦..then the relative risk for cerebral palsy among surviving VLBW infants would be 38 times that in the general population.ā In the existing medical literature, there is very strong evidence of
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Critique of the APA Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health Priscilla K. Coleman, Ph.D. Bowling Green State University August 13, 2008 This document is not copyrighted and may be distributed or quoted directly without the authorās permission. The charge of the APA Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health was to collect, examine, and
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Recent years have brought a dramatic increase in the number of scientific studies published world-wide documenting the psychological damage frequently ushered in by abortion. Negative effects of abortion on various aspects of women’s mental health and quality of life are now well-established. Induced Abortion Mental Health Research Update
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THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROLIFEĀ OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS INDUCED ABORTION ANDĀ SUBSEQUENT BREAST CANCER RISK 2008 Induced abortion and the subsequent risk of developing Breast CancerĀ The possibility of this association has been persistently and vigorously attackedĀ and denied by the major medical groups in the country since l994. The ACOG,Ā and the NCI have been particularly strong in opposing
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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 on the incidence of babies
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This 2007 paper by a Harvard researcher concludes that there is no association between abortion and subsequent breast cance risk. This conclusion appears to be straightforward and unambiguous. However, several serious methodological concerns cast doubt on the validity of the overall result. Article: Brind on Harvard Nurses Study II – 2007
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Prospective studies avoid the potential errors that may be a problem in certain interview based studies. However, prospective studies may also be subject to erroneous conclusions. This 2005 article analyzes several recent prospective studies dealing with the abortion/breast cancer association. Article: Brind-Prospective
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