Termination of Pregnancy in a Tertiary Hospital Setting, a Holistic Review of Various Factors

Dr. Shaifali Patil; Dr. Nimain Mohanty; Dr. Nidhi Kurkal; Dr. Rama Borse; Dr. Prasad Deshmukh; Dr. Pooja Vyas

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Dr. Shaifali Patil
Dr. Nimain Mohanty
Dr. Nidhi Kurkal
Dr. Rama Borse
Dr. Prasad Deshmukh
Dr. Pooja Vyas

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Medical Termination of Pregnancy is today treated as a convenient method of family planning. However the negative aspects have become more obvious in the following years. The desire for a male child exists in most sections of Indian society, irrespective of the socio-economic status which has reemphasized the misuse of MTP and the act. Aims and Objectives: To determine various criteria's for termination of pregnancy in a tertiary health centre, the acceptance of contraception and the opinion of women on the legalization of prenatal sex determination. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, including 200 patients who attended the OPD for MTP over a period of 1 year Discussion: Abortion has been and continues to be one of the most widely employed methods of fertility control in the world. A growing number of studies provide direct and indirect estimates of the incidence of sexselective abortions ranging from 3-17% over different reference periods, i.e. two years preceding the survey to lifetime. Conclusion: Among the entire criterion, it was found that the effect of age, gravid status, parity and number of female offsprings significantly affected the reasons for termination of pregnancy.

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Termination of Pregnancy in a Tertiary Hospital Setting, a Holistic Review of Various Factors. (2013). Global Journal of Medical Research, 13(10), 5-11. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/

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