Table 7 Adverse Events/Morbidities Associated with Abortion and Pregnancy
From: Unintended pregnancy: a framework for prevention and options for midlife women in the US
Adverse Events/ Associated with Abortion | * Maternal Morbidities Associated with Pregnancy in Women over 35Â Years of Age |
|---|---|
Anesthesia side-effects Incomplete abortion (retained products of conception) Continuing pregnancy/Missed Ectopic Pregnancy Pelvic Infection Hemorrhage (> 500Â cm3 uterine bleeding) resulting from uterine perforation Uterine/cervical perforation Bleeding/Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Bowel or bladder injury Cervical shock | Acute Renal Failure Cesarean section delivery Gestational Diabetes/Diabetes Hemorrhage Hypertension disorders of pregnancy GU Infections Hematometra Hemorrhage (> 500Â cm3 uterine bleeding) Myocardial Infarction Obesity and Weight Gain Placenta Previa Preeclampsia Preterm Labor Pulmonary Embolism Respiratory Distress Syndrome Shock |