Comparison of Health, Development, Maternal Bonding, and Poverty Among Children Born After Denial of Abortion vs After Pregnancies Subsequent to an Abortion.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence indicates that there are potential health, development, and maternal bonding consequences for children born from unwanted pregnancies.

Objective

To examine the association of women receiving or being denied a wanted abortion with their children's health and well-being.

Design, setting, and participants

A 5-year longitudinal observational study with a quasi-experimental design conducted between January 18, 2008, and January 25, 2016, examined women who received abortions just under the gestational age limit of 30 abortion facilities across the United States and women who were denied abortion just beyond the gestational age limit in these facilities. Analyses compared the children of 146 women who were denied an abortion (index children) with childre

SUBMITTER: Foster DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248140 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature