OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Obstetric outcome in Pregnancies with history of one or more abortions.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study Conducted at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore.Record review of cases was done from January 2005 to December 2009.Inclusion criteria were pregnancies with history of previous abortions.These cases were compared with a group of controls.RESULTS: There were 412 cases with previous history of abortions.There were 272 (66 %) booked cases while 140 (33.9%)were unbooked cases.347 (84.2%) patients crossed viable period of pregnancy (more than 28 weeks).56 (13.5%) patients had repeat abortions.Pregnancies complicated by high risk factors were 177(42.9%).176(49.43%)patients underwent vaginal delivery and 138 (38.7%) underwent cesarean section.77 (21.6%) of Babies were low birth weight while others were above 2.5 kg.There were 46 (12.9%) preterm babies and 12 (2.9%)Intrauterine demise of fetuses.These were compared to a group of controls and discussion is carried out.CONCLUSION: Patients with previous history of abortions are at increased risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcome.
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Upadhyay et al. (2013) studied this question.