Obstetrics

Reports from K. Strandberglarsen et al highlight recent research in obstetrics

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 30th, 2008

According to recent research published in the Bjog - an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, " The objective of this study was to examine whether the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) during pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth. Cohort study with prospective data. Denmark 1996-2002."

" A total of 87 032 singleton pregnancies enrolled in the Danish National Birth Cohort for which information on NRT use as well as smoking was available. Outcome of pregnancy was identified by register linkage, with < 1% loss to follow up. We conducted Cox regression analyses to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CI of stillbirth according to...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-30)

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