Abortion increases the risk of future premature births

The more abortions a woman has before the birth of her first child, the greater the risk of premature birth she exposes herself to.

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health in Helsinki studied data from more than 300 thousand women who gave birth to their first child between 1996 and 2008. Experts have found that women who have had an abortion three or more times are 33% more likely to experience preterm birth, when the baby is born before the 28th week of pregnancy.

Experts recalled that premature birth is very dangerous for the health of the child, since in this case the risk of infection, hypothermia and death increases significantly. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Human Reproduction.

Source: medicinform.net