Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Quebec (gestational age and medical) abortions

In 2019 there were 538 medical abortions in Quebec. We also now have some gestational ages for Quebec abortions. 

CIHI doesn't report medical abortions, or gestational age abortions for Quebec.


Below is a breakdown of the types of abortions. My last Quebec stats.

Translation of codes below.


Gestational ages of Quebec abortions compared to the rest of Canada's (according to CIHI):



(English translation of abortion codes)

06137 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Abortion by dilation and extraction from 20 weeks of pregnancy, including cervical expansion and laminar rod insertion (PG-28)

06451 - Gynecology / Tubes / Suture / Sterilization, any method, any route of approach, unilateral or bilateral, postpartum or elective, with or without curettage / with therapeutic abortion

06906 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Incomplete abortion / by curettage

06908 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Abortion / by menstrual extraction (including cervical dilation, insertion of laminar rods)

06909 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Abortion / curettage (including cervical dilation, laminar rod insertion) (PG-28)

06941 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Therapeutic abortion from 14 weeks / One time: (including the block paracervical, cervical dilation, insertion of laminar rods) / aspiration, curettage and evacuation of the fetus (P.G. 2.4.7.7 C) (P.C. 13)

06948 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Abortion from 14 weeks / Two times: / 1st time: induction, all methods including, if necessary, the evacuation of the fetus (P.G. 2.4.7.7 C)

06949 - Gynecology / Uterus and cervix / Manipulation / Abortion from the 14th to the 19th week of pregnancy inclusively / 2nd time: curettage or spontaneous expulsion (PG-28)

2 comments:

  1. Only 500 medical abortions in all of Quebec? Doesn't that number seem low to you?

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    1. It does, but when you add up the numbers at the link they publish, that is what you get.

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