Background

This paper aims to study first and second trimester abortions. It includes epidemiology, etiology, different methods of abortion, socio demographic difference , laws affecting abortion, determinants and outcome of abortion and embodied experiences of women who underwent abortion.

Method

Data was collected over a period of two years from the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital and Integral university, Lucknow to conduct an observational study.

RESULT  

First trimester abortions had more incidence than second trimester. However age, previous mode of delivery or induction, parity all showed no significant difference between the first and second trimester abortions.

CONCLUSION

The study shows the age group and parity which had the most abortions. Hence this target group needs a stricter watch from the time of conception to help curtail complications

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