Herbal supplements in pregnancy: Unexpected results from a multicentre study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3161-3167

  Facchinetti, F ^a   Pedrielli, G ^a   Benoni, G ^b   Joppi, M ^c   Verlato, G ^d   Dante, G ^a   Balduzzi, S ^a   Cuzzolin, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Rovereto   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

almond oil; herbal treatments; low birthweight; pregnancy; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; CHAMOMILE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FENNEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRURITUS; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING;

EID: 84867766213     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des303     Document Type: Article

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