Characteristics and Indications of Legal Abortion among the Pregnant Women in Lorestan Province of Iran during 2017–2019

Table 2

Gynecological characteristics of the mothers.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Fetus gender
Girl	90	53.6
Boy	72	42.9
Twin	5	3.0
Triplet	1	0.6
Overall	168	100
Number of pregnancies
1	34	25.2
2	41	30.4
3	32	23.7
More than 3	28	20.7
Overall	135	100
Number of children
0	47	34.8
1	38	28.1
2	36	26.7
3	6	4.4
More than 3	8	5.9
Overall	135	100
Number of abortions
0	98	72.6
1	26	19.3
2	8	5.9
3 and more	3	2.2
Overall	135	100
Amniotic fluid volume
Very low	10	3.5
Low	5	1.8
Normal	267	94.3
High	1	0.4
Overall	283	100
Fetal defects in relatives
First-degree relatives	10	83.3
Second-degree relatives	1	8.3
First- and second-degree relatives	1	8.3
Overall	12	100
Indications of legal abortion
Fetal	285	93.4
Maternal	20	6.6
Overall	305	100