BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Little is known about how breastfeeding rates are affected by drugs routinely administered in labour. ⋯ Prospective studies on drugs in labour are needed to investigate potential causative associations between intrapartum medications and breastfeeding. Such studies will delineate the optimum balance between breastfeeding and maternal health, most importantly the risk of PPH.
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To evaluate healthcare utilisation by children who were exposed to antidepressant drug use during pregnancy and those whose mothers stopped using antidepressants before pregnancy compared with a control group. ⋯ Antidepressant use during pregnancy is associated with increased child healthcare utilisation and increased risk of major cardiac interventions in early childhood.
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We aim to measure the thrombotic changes during the postnatal period up to 6 weeks after delivery and assess the extent of the risk period. ⋯ Coagulation screens as well as thomboelastometry suggest a persistent hypercoagulation during the first 3 weeks after delivery.