[Legal abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy at the University Hospital for Women in Novi Sad (1960-1975)].

The authors present the results of their own observations and investigations of legal abortions until the 12th week in the University Department of Gynaecologigy and Obstetrics of Novi Sad for the period 1960 to 1975. The analysis discusses success, failures and complications in 83,121 legal and 23,321 cases of other abortions registered in the Department in the mentioned period. In particular, injuries of the uterus at these interventions, haemorrhage after and during abortion and distinctly low mortality at legal abortions--1 case or 0.0012% are discussed.