PubMed · 5130052
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1971. Abortion.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5130052/
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The importance of the examination of fetal skeletal system, especially the measurement of femur length must be emphasized during the routine ultrasound screening. A case of osteogenesis imperfecta is described, diagnosed on the 18th week of pregnancy by ultrasound.
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OBJECTIVES: To identify characteristics of women seeking termination of pregnancy, their reasons for having a termination, and whether they intended to submit a Medicare claim for the procedure. DESIGN: Survey by self-administered questionnaire. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: All women who attended 11 private clinics in New South Wales (NSW) over a six-week period in 1992. RESULTS: 2249 completed questionnaires were received (94% response rate). Terminations were frequent at all ages, but women in their 20s accounted for more than half the terminations (54%) and teenagers accounted for only 17%. Respondents were generally well educated and from various ethnic and religious backgrounds; 56% were single and 41% had had one or more previous terminations. Fifteen per cent of respondents could not or did not intend to make a Medicare claim. The most frequently cited factors contributing to the decision to seek a termination were concerns about finances, change in lifestyle, single parenthood and being too young. CONCLUSIONS: Private clinics, where most terminations are performed, clearly meet a major demand, but it is likely that terminations in NSW as recorded by Health Insurance Commission claims are under-reported by at least 15%.