Primary vs. secondary recurrent pregnancy loss - Epidemiological characteristics, etiology, and next pregnancy outcome

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-396

  Shapira, Efrat ^a   Ratzon, Ronit ^a   Shoham Vardi, Ilana ^a   Serjienko, Ruslan ^a   Mazor, Moshe ^a   Bashiri, Asher ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Index pregnancy; Obstetric complications; Pregnancy outcome; Preterm delivery; Primary and secondary recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ISRAEL; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMARY RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869390543     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2011-0315     Document Type: Article

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