Second-Trimester Abortion

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Overview

   1. Second-Trimester Abortion: A Global View

      • Christopher Tietze

      Pages 1-12

   2. Second-Trimester Induced Abortion in the United States

      • Carl W. Tyler Jr., Willard Cates Jr., Kenneth F. Schulz, Richard M. Selik, Jack C. Smith

      Pages 13-25

   3. The Availability of Second-Trimester Abortion Services in the United States

      • Jeannie I. Rosoff

      Pages 27-38

3. The Second Trimester of Pregnancy

   1. Anatomy

      • Kurt Benirschke

      Pages 39-56

   2. Ultrasonic Evaluation

      • Rudy E. Sabbagha

      Pages 57-67

   3. Physiology

      • Charles H. Hendricks

      Pages 69-78

4. Methods of Second-Trimester Abortion

   1. Hypertonic Saline Instillation

      • Thomas D. Kerenyi

      Pages 79-87

   2. Prostaglandin Procedures

      • Marc A. Bygdeman

      Pages 89-106

   3. Hyperosmolar Urea

      • Ronald T. Burkman, Theodore M. King, Milagros F. Atienza

      Pages 107-118

   4. Dilatation and Evacuation

      • David A. Grimes, Willard Cates Jr.

      Pages 119-133

   5. Laminaria and Other Adjunctive Methods

      • Phillip G. Stubblefield

      Pages 135-161

5. Evaluation

   1. Morbidity and Mortality

      • Willard Cates Jr., David A. Grimes

      Pages 163-178

   2. Future Reproduction

      • Carol J. Rowland Hogue

      Pages 179-187

   3. The Role of Health Agencies

      • Jean Pakter, Julian Gold

      Pages 189-204

   4. Recommended Procedures for Evaluation of Abortion Techniques

      • David A. Edelman

      Pages 205-211

6. Related Issues

   1. How Much is a Fetus Worth?

      • Jack W. Provonsha

      Pages 213-220

   2. Social Issues

      • Henry P. David

      Pages 221-237

   3. Psychological Impact on Patients and Staff

      • Nancy B. Kaltreider

      Pages 239-249

   4. Emotional Issues for Professionals

      • Judith P. Rooks

      Pages 251-257

Irvin M. Cushner, MD, MPH It is both remarkable and, at the same time, a sign of this era of rapid change that one can refer back to the "infancy" of a field which has existed for barely more than a decade. Yet, one now reads of the "maturing" of the family planning and abortion fields, both of which were incorporated into our society and integrated into our health care system within the past ten years. Indeed, in the very year that this book is being prepared, we note the tenth anniversaries of several significant events of 1970: 1) the enactment of Title X of the Public Health Service Act, establishing a Federal program in family planning; 2) the first issuance by a major health-related organization (the APHA) of a policy statement advocating repeal of all abortion laws; and 3) the enactment, by New York State, of an abortion law whose only restric­ tion was that it be performed by a licensed physician and the subse­ quent action, the first by any local health department (New York City), to assure both its implementation and its quality. They were, indeed, eventful days. These three events seemed to presage a then-unprecedented acceptance of fertility regulation as a right and as a needed service.

• anatomy
• complications
• contraception
• fetus
• pregnancy
• reproduction

Policies and ethics