Results of the EPIPAGE study

"Women with a history of induced abortion were at higher risk of very preterm delivery than those with no such history (OR + 1.5, 95%Cl 1.1-20); the risk was even higher for extremely preterm deliveries." BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaaecology, Vol. 112, Issue 4, p.430, April 2005).

LIFE commented. "The French research studied a large sample - 1943 very pre-term babies (less than 33 weeks' gestation) and 276 moderately pre-term babies (33-34 weeks' gestation). The study controlled for social and demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits during pregnancy and obstetric history."