Miscarriage

References

Citations

  1. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2008). Research on Miscarriage and Stillbirth. Available online: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/research/pregbirth/miscarriage_stillbirth.cfm.

  2. Kleinhaus K, et al. (2006). Paternal age and spontaneous abortion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 108(2): 369–377.

  3. Li D, et al. (2003). Exposure to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during pregnancy and risk of miscarriage: Population-based cohort study. BMJ, 327(7411): 368–372.

  4. Lewis LM, et al. (2006). Bites and stings. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 8, chapter 2. New York: WebMD.

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  7. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2001, reaffirmed 2008). Management of recurrent early pregnancy loss. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 24. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 97(2): 1–12.

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Other Works Consulted

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2005, reaffirmed 2007). Antiphospholipid syndrome. ACOG Educational Bulletin No. 68. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 106(5, Part 1): 1113–1121.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Birth Defects: Stillbirths. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/stillbirths.htm.

  • Dempsey A, Davis A (2008). Medical management of early pregnancy failure: How to treat and what to expect. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 26(5): 401–410.

  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2008). Research on Miscarriage and Stillbirth. Available online: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/research/pregbirth/miscarriage_stillbirth.cfm.

  • Porter TF, et al. (2008). Early pregnancy loss. In RS Gibbs et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 62–70. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.


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Author: Sandy Jocoy, RN Last Updated: May 7, 2009
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
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