2000
Abortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension
Eras J, Saftlas A, Triche E, Hsu C, Risch H, Bracken M. Abortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension. Epidemiology 2000, 11: 36-43. PMID: 10615841, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200001000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preeclampsiaTransient hypertensionNulliparous womenDecreased riskMore abortionsPregnancy-related risk factorsHistory of abortionHypertensive disordersWeeks' gestationGestational ageSubsequent pregnancyPrenatal careRisk factorsObstetric practicePrior abortionMonths gestationPreeclampsiaHypertensionInduced abortionReproductive historyReferent groupProtective factorsGestationWomenAbortion
1986
Risk of Late First and Second Trimester Miscarriage After Induced Abortion
Bracken M, Bryce-Buchanan C, Srisuphan W, Holford T, Silten R. Risk of Late First and Second Trimester Miscarriage After Induced Abortion. American Journal Of Perinatology 1986, 3: 84-91. PMID: 3964388, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst prenatal visitSecond trimester miscarriagePrivate obstetric practicesLate miscarriagePrenatal visitFirst pregnancySecond pregnancySecond trimesterSubsequent miscarriageTrimester miscarriagePregnancy historyObstetric practiceInduced abortionMiscarriagePregnancyWomenAbortionRiskLate FirstTrimesterCohortVisitsLOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING INDUCED ABORTION: NO EVIDENCE FOR AN ASSOCIATION1
BRACKEN M, HELLENBRAND K, HOLFORD T, BRYCE-BUCHANAN C. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING INDUCED ABORTION: NO EVIDENCE FOR AN ASSOCIATION1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 123: 604-613. PMID: 3953539, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightMean birth weightFirst pregnancyBirth weightSecond pregnancyInduced abortionLow birth weight newbornsLow birth weight rateAntecedent pregnancyWeight newbornsSubsequent pregnancyAbortion complicationsVacuum aspirationPrior abortionPregnancyAbortionWeight rateSimilar ratesMonthsWomenDeliveryRiskCurettageComplicationsGestation
1982
Hospitalization for medical-legal and other abortions in the United States 1970-1977.
Bracken M, Freeman D, Hellenbrand K. Hospitalization for medical-legal and other abortions in the United States 1970-1977. American Journal Of Public Health 1982, 72: 30-7. PMID: 7053616, PMCID: PMC1649753, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.72.1.30.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Saline-instillation abortion with laminaria and megadose oxytocin
Hachamovitch M, Bracken M, Simons H. Saline-instillation abortion with laminaria and megadose oxytocin. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1979, 135: 327-330. PMID: 484622, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(79)90699-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, InducedAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansLaminariaOxytocinPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondSeaweedSodium ChlorideTime FactorsContraceptive practice and repeat induced abortion: an epidemiological investigation
shepard M, Bracken M. Contraceptive practice and repeat induced abortion: an epidemiological investigation. Journal Of Biosocial Science 1979, 11: 289-302. PMID: 528558, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000012360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious abortionContraceptive practicesRepeat abortionProportion of patientsMethod of contraceptionTime of conceptionUnprotected coitusInduced abortionEpidemiological investigationsContraceptionWomenAbortionAbortion experienceImportant predictorExperience of abortionPatientsPregnancyCoitusGreater useINDUCED ABORTION AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS IN OFFSPRING OF SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES1
BRACKEN M, HOLFORD T. INDUCED ABORTION AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS IN OFFSPRING OF SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1979, 109: 425-432. PMID: 220871, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, InducedAbortion, LegalAdultCongenital AbnormalitiesEthnicityFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal AgePregnancyRiskSyndactylyConceptsMalformed infantsCongenital malformationsInduced abortionCase-control studyPenultimate pregnancyIndex pregnancyNon-white womenSeptic abortionFirst pregnancyPrevious abortionFrequent historyClinical conditionsMalformed childrenPregnancyInfantsSubsequent deliveryAbortionMalformationsLegal abortionWomenDelivery
1977
Monthly variation in conceptions leading to induced abortion
Cohen I, Bracken M. Monthly variation in conceptions leading to induced abortion. Biodemography And Social Biology 1977, 24: 245-250. PMID: 929237, DOI: 10.1080/19485565.1977.9988287.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1976
Psychosocial Correlates of Delayed Decisions to Abort
Bracken M, Kasl S. Psychosocial Correlates of Delayed Decisions to Abort. Health Education Monographs 1976, 4: 6-44. PMID: 1002492, DOI: 10.1177/109019817600400102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1975
First and repeat abortions: a study of decision-making and delay
Bracken M, Kasl S. First and repeat abortions: a study of decision-making and delay. Journal Of Biosocial Science 1975, 7: 473-489. PMID: 1181348, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000010336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepeat abortionDelay in seeking induced abortion: A review and theoretical analysis
Bracken M, Kasl S. Delay in seeking induced abortion: A review and theoretical analysis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1975, 121: 1008-1019. PMID: 234687, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(75)90929-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbortion, InducedAdultBlack PeopleCosts and Cost AnalysisDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareDemographyEducational StatusEmploymentFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMarriageMaternal AgeMaternal MortalityMMPIParityPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy, UnwantedPsychologySocial ClassTime FactorsWhite People
1974
THE DECISION TO ABORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SEQUELAE
BRACKEN M, HACHAMOVITCH M, GROSSMAN G. THE DECISION TO ABORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SEQUELAE. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1974, 158: 154-162. PMID: 4813926, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-197402000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1972
Correlates of repeat induced abortions.
Bracken M, Hachamovitch M, Grossman G. Correlates of repeat induced abortions. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1972, 40: 816-25. PMID: 4636911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContraceptive practive among New York abortion patients
Bracken M, Grossman G, Hachamovitch M. Contraceptive practive among New York abortion patients. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1972, 114: 967-977. PMID: 4645137, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(72)90107-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with instillation-abortion time during saline-instillation abortion
Bracken M, Hachamovitch M, Grossman G. Factors associated with instillation-abortion time during saline-instillation abortion. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1972, 114: 10-12. PMID: 4637033, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(72)90280-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with delay in seeking induced abortions
Bracken M, Swigar M. Factors associated with delay in seeking induced abortions. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1972, 113: 301-309. PMID: 4637019, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(72)90675-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research