Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 10:50:08PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> > According to _Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth, Third Edition_ by The
> > American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (copyright 2000), having
> > 1 abortion will have no effect on future pregnancies, but having more than 1
> > abortion may increase the risk of having a preterm baby. (Page 8.)
>
> Does your book give any statistics on the matter?
>
> I glanced at the list of 48 sources JDG's article mentioned. Even with
> my meager knowledge of medical literature, I recognized a number of
> the journal names, so I guess they aren't crackpots (maybe one of the
> medical professionals on the list can confirm my guess?)
>
> One remaining question I have when I'm not familiar with the literature
> like this, and someone "proves" a subject by listing a lot of papers
> that support the viewpoint, is whether there exist hundreds of other
> papers that support the opposite viewpoint. In other words, does most of
> the literature agree or is this a highly contentious issue still?
I think the literature generally agrees that multiple abortions can be
detrimental to future pregnancies; the question at this point is, is there
future risk from just 1 abortion?
I only saw the one study cited in the article posted by JDG. Until there
are more studies on that particular issue, I'm going to accept the ACOG as
the authority on the matter (and Debbi's post backs me up on this), but if I
see a number of other studies researching the same question that have
similar results, I'll expect future editions of that ACOG book to reflect
that. :)
Julia
never had an abortion and not *really* worried about having a preterm baby,
given family histories; in fact, a baby about 3 weeks early might be a bit
of a relief, given the family trait towards large heads at birth! (Gory
details of Sammy's delivery available upon request.)
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