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

Table 3

Distribution of maternal and fetal reasons of legal abortion.

Indications	Classification source	Frequency	Percentage	Poisson 95% CI
Maternal	LMO of Iran
Heart disease	[16]	3	0.98	0.20–2.87
Neurological disease	[16]	3	0.98	0.20–2.87
Renal disease	[16]	2	0.66	0.08–2.37
Pulmonary disease	[16]	2	0.66	0.08–2.37
Hematologic disease	[16]	3	0.98	0.20–2.87
Others		7	2.29	0.92–4.73
Fetal disturbance	ICD-10
Brain and spine^1	Q01–Q07	76	24.92	19.63–31.19
Down syndrome	Q90	59	19.34	14.73–24.95
Hydrops fetalis	P56	39	12.79	9.09–17.48
Anencephaly	Q00	39	12.79	9.09–17.48
Musculoskeletal	Q67, Q68, Q79	15	4.92	2.75–8.11
Heart	Q20–Q26	15	4.92	2.75–8.11
Kidney and urinary tract	Q60–Q64	13	4.26	2.27–7.29
Hematological	P61	13	4.26	2.27–7.29
Gastrointestinal	Q39–Q45	13	4.26	2.27–7.29
Pulmonary	Q32–Q34	8	2.62	1.13–5.17
Other chromosomal	Q91–Q99	6	1.97	0.72–4.28
Others		512	1.643.93	0.53–3.832.03–6.87
Overall		305 (328)^2	100 (107.5)