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Obstetrics
New findings in obstetrics described
March 24th, 2005
Data on obstetrics are outlined in reports from Denmark and Netherlands. Study 1: Paternal age is linked to the risk of late fetal death. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, "A possible detrimental paternal age effect on offspring health due to mutations of paternal origin should be reflected in an association between paternal age and fetal loss. The authors used data from a prospective study of 23,821 pregnant women recruited consecutively to the Danish National Birth Cohort from 1997 to 1999 to assess the association between paternal age and fetal death. Fathers of the pregnancies were identified...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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