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Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Feb 23;290(6468):621-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6468.621.
The case histories of all women seeking late (more than 20 weeks' gestation) abortion in the NHS district of Tower Hamlets in 1983 were assessed. Of 12 women requesting late abortion, seven underwent termination of pregnancy. All the women had severe social or psychological problems, or both. The main reasons for late presentation were denial of pregnancy, youth, and mental disorder. In a small group of atypical women late abortion seems to be justified for reasons other than fetal abnormality.
对1983年在塔哈姆雷特国民保健服务地区寻求晚期（妊娠20周以上）堕胎的所有女性的病历进行了评估。在12名要求晚期堕胎的女性中，7人接受了终止妊娠。所有女性都有严重的社会或心理问题，或两者皆有。晚期就诊的主要原因是否认怀孕、年轻和精神障碍。在一小部分非典型女性中，晚期堕胎似乎有除胎儿异常之外的其他合理理由。
