Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the indications of
pregnancies terminated which were for maternal and fetal causes in our clinic and
to discuss legal and ethical issues differing by countries. Methods:
This study was performed retrospectively by evaluating 318 pregnancies terminated
due to maternal or fetal indications over 10 weeks. Results: Termination of pregnancy was
performed due to fetal congenital, chromosomal and obstetrical reasons in 96.8%
of 318 terminated cases and due to maternal reasons in 3.2% of them. Thirty-two
(10%) late termination cases with gestational week
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, 35340 Izmir, Turkey
*Correspondence: drsureyyademir@hotmail.com (Sureyya Saridas Demir)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2021, 48(1), 85–90;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.5524
Submitted: 14 February 2020 | Revised: 22 August 2020 | Accepted: 24 August 2020 | Published: 15 February 2021
Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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Chromosomal and fetal abnormalities
Prenatal diagnosis
Termination of pregnancy