Women's Health

Studies from N.E. Schlabritzloutsevitch and colleagues reveal new findings on women's health

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 1st, 2009

" Several risk factors are associated with the incidence of human stillbirths. The prevention of stillbirths in women is a pressing clinical problem," researchers in the United States report.

" We reviewed 402 pathology records of fetal loss occurring in a large baboon (Papio spp.) colony during a 15-year period. Clinical histories of 565 female baboons with one or more fetal losses during a 20-year period were analyzed for weight, age, and reproductive history. Fetal loss was most common at term (35.57%) and preterm (28.61%) and less common in the first half of gestation (11.20%) and post-term (5.22%). Greater maternal weight, older age, history of stillbirth and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-01)

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