Title: Abortion surveillance 1974.

POPLINE Document Number: 762071

Corporate Author(s):

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

Source citation:

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.

Keywords:

Epidemiologic Methods
United States
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