| 1. Title: Abortion surveillance 1974. Author: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Source: Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. 1976 Apr;:49. Abstract: The purpose of this abortion surveillance is to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining abortion in the U.S. and to eliminate preventable mortality and morbidity related to abortion. The most current data available to the Center for Disease Control for the years 1969-1974 are used. Provided are: 1) demographic and epidemiologic data on legal abortions in 1974; 2) trends in the practice of legal abortion from 1972 to 1974; 3) abortion related mortality data for the 3-year period 1972-1974, including types of procedures, death to case rates, and causes of death; and 4) rates of abortion morbidity derived from the Center's 4 year multicenter study of abortion complications. Additionally, 2 important abortion studies are summarized. It was learned that in 1974 the 50 states and the District of Columbia reported 763,476 legal abortions to the Center, a 24% increase over the 1973 figure. There was nearly 1 legal abortion for every 4 live births in 1974, and the national abortion rate increased from 14 to to 17 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44. 1974 was the 1st year in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia reported that abortion services had been performed within their boundaries. 87% of women undergoing abortions in 1974 did so in their own state in contrast to 75% in 1973 and 56% in 1972. Women obtaining legal abortion in 1974 tended to be young, white, unmarried, of low parity, and early in pregnancy at the time of the abortion. Suction curretage was used in 77% of all procedures performed in 1974. Deaths related to abortion continued to decline in 1974 although at a slower rate. Preliminary analysis of morbidity from 80,437 abortions performed in 32 institutions from 1971 through 1975 revealed that major complication rates had decreased since the 1st multicenter study was conducted during 1970 and 1971. Language: English Keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ABORTION | INCIDENCE | GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | DELAWARE | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | RHODE ISLAND | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | MORTALITY | BLEEDING | INFECTIONS | EMBOLISM | ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS | CURETTAGE | HYSTERECTOMY | HYSTEROTOMY | PROSTAGLANDINS | ETHNIC GROUPS | AGE FACTORS | PARITY | BIRTH RATE | Research Methodology | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Measurement | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population | Signs and Symptoms | Diseases | Vascular Diseases | Pregnancy Complications | Obstetrical Surgery | Surgery | Treatment | Gynecologic Surgery | Urogenital Surgery | Endocrine System | Physiology | Biology | Cultural Background | Population Characteristics | Fertility Measurements | Fertility Document Number: 762071 Notification |
 |
||
 |
Information & Knowledge for Optimal Health (INFO) Project 111 Market Place Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-659-6300 Fax: 410-659-6266 Security & Privacy Policy |  |