Induced abortion and sterilization among women who became mothers as adolescents

J.F. Jekel, N.C. Tyler and L.V. Klerman

American Journal of Public Health, 1977, vol. 67, issue 7, 621-625

Abstract: Four cohorts of urban women who delivered a child before reaching age 18 were followed up for periods ranging from 6 to 12 yr to determine use of abortion and sterilization. The 2 more recent cohorts had been served by comprehensive service programs. About 40% of each of the groups used abortion or sterilization to control fertility. Most of the women seeking abortion had no subsequent term or near term deliveries, suggesting that such a request may signal a desire to terminate childbearing, at least for a few years. A high proportion of the young mothers obtained abortions during the second trimester, even for repeat abortions.

Date: 1977
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