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Does feticide shorten termination duration in second trimester pregnancy terminations?
Backround: A retrospective (case-controlled) study was conducted with
the aim of identifying the effect of the use of misoprostol on
termination time in patients who did and did not undergo feticide
procedures in second trimester pregnancy terminations. Methods: The
sampling of the study consisted of 144 pregnant women who were
diagnosed as having major fetal anomalies incompatible with life, and
were recommended for termination of pregnancy. The investigation showed
that feticide procedures were performed for 99 women, and feticide
procedures were not performed for 45 women. Misoprostol protocol was
administered for 48 hours in the termination period; whether the
feticide procedure directly affected the termination duration in
patients who did and did not undergo feticide was evaluated. Results:
Abortion/birth was achieved in 103 (71.5%) women during the first 48
hours. There was no significant difference between the termination
duration of the misoprostol protocol among the women who did and did
not undergo feticide. There was no significant difference between the
termination durations and fetal biometric measurements (BPD, HC) except
head diameters (p=0.020 and p=0.015). Conclusions: The misoprostol
protocol is shown to be effective and safe for the termination of
pregnancies during the second trimester. Feticide has no affect on the
duration of termination. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.28
Cite as: \u15e\u131k A, Bilecan S, Kumbasar S, Akpak YK, YA A. Does
feticide shorten termination duration in second trimester pregnancy
terminations? Afri Health Sci. 2019;19(1). 1544-1553.
https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.2