Asadollahi, Samira, Mazaheri, Mahta, Tabatabaee, Razieh Sadat, Khajehnoori, Sahel, Noorishadkam, Mahmood, Mirjalili, Mehdi, Ghazanfari-Nasrabad, Mahdi (2019). A Survey on Leading Indications of Fetomaternal Therapeutic Abortions in Yazd: A Cross Sectional Study. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 2(2), 61-66. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v2i2.4340
Samira Asadollahi; Mahta Mazaheri; Razieh Sadat Tabatabaee; Sahel Khajehnoori; Mahmood Noorishadkam; Mehdi Mirjalili; Mahdi Ghazanfari-Nasrabad. "A Survey on Leading Indications of Fetomaternal Therapeutic Abortions in Yazd: A Cross Sectional Study". Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 2, 2, 2019, 61-66. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v2i2.4340
Asadollahi, Samira, Mazaheri, Mahta, Tabatabaee, Razieh Sadat, Khajehnoori, Sahel, Noorishadkam, Mahmood, Mirjalili, Mehdi, Ghazanfari-Nasrabad, Mahdi (2019). 'A Survey on Leading Indications of Fetomaternal Therapeutic Abortions in Yazd: A Cross Sectional Study', Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 2(2), pp. 61-66. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v2i2.4340
Asadollahi, Samira, Mazaheri, Mahta, Tabatabaee, Razieh Sadat, Khajehnoori, Sahel, Noorishadkam, Mahmood, Mirjalili, Mehdi, Ghazanfari-Nasrabad, Mahdi A Survey on Leading Indications of Fetomaternal Therapeutic Abortions in Yazd: A Cross Sectional Study. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 2019; 2(2): 61-66. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v2i2.4340

A Survey on Leading Indications of Fetomaternal Therapeutic Abortions in Yazd: A Cross Sectional Study

Journal of Integrated Maternal and Pediatric Care
Volume 2, Issue 2, October 2019, Pages 61-66    PDF (408.15 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.18502/wjpn.v2i2.4340
Authors
Samira Asadollahi1; Mahta Mazaheri* 2, 3; Razieh Sadat Tabatabaee4; Sahel Khajehnoori2, 3; Mahmood Noorishadkam3, 5; Mehdi Mirjalili6; Mahdi Ghazanfari-Nasrabad6
1Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences,Yazd, Iran
3Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd,Iran
5Department of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
6Legal Medicine of Research Center, Forensic Medicine Organization, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Background: Congenital abnormalities are diseases that occur during fertilization of the egg or development of the fetus and lead to disability, illness or mortality. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the factors associated with fetomaternal abnormalities in therapeutic abortions.                                                                                      
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 391 mothers referred to Yazd Legal Medicine Organization for pregnancy termination from March 2017 to March 2020. The data about mothers and their fetuses were extracted and recorded.
Results: The most common fetal abnormalities observed in this study were central nervous system abnormalities (21.1%), subsequently chromosomal disorder (16.8%), hydrops fetalis, cystic hygroma (15.9%), syndromic disorders (10.1%), single-gene disorders (8.1%), dysmorphology (8.1%), musculoskeletal disorders (7.8%), and cardiovascular disorders (7.2%).
Conclusion: The main maternal causes for therapeutic abortion were cardiovascular disease, kidney diseases and cancers, while the most common fetal disorders leading to therapeutic abortion were central nervous system disorders such as anencephaly.
Keywords
Congenital Abnormalities; Therapeutic Abortion; Legal Medicine Organization
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