What can we really tell women with multiple sclerosis regarding pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 790-797

  Finkelsztejn, A ^a   Brooks, J B B ^b   Paschoal Jr , F M ^c   Fragoso, Y D ^b  

^a HC de Porto Alegre ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; multiple sclerosis; pregnancy; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79955945918     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02931.x     Document Type: Review

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