Effects of gestational age and the mode of surgical abortion on postabortion hemorrhage and fever: evidence from population-based reproductive health survey in Georgia.

Ekaterine PestvenidzeNino LomiaNino BerdzuliLia UmikashviliTamar AntelavaBabill Stray-Pedersen

Published in: BMC women's health (2017)

Vacuum aspiration was associated with reduced risks of postabortion hemorrhage and fever compared to dilatation and curettage. Gestational age ≥ 10 weeks was not found to be a predictive factor of immediate postabortion complications: hemorrhage and fever.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
risk factors
climate change
body mass index
risk assessment
physical activity
weight loss