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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kane SC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3988945 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kane Stefan C SC Costa Fabricio da Silva Fda S Brennecke Shaun S
BioMed research international 20140330
Adverse obstetric outcomes, such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, gestational diabetes, and fetal growth restriction, are poorly predicted by maternal history and risk factors alone, especially in nulliparae. The ability to predict these outcomes from the first trimester would allow for the early initiation of prophylactic therapies, institution of an appropriate model and location of care, and recruitment of a truly "high risk" population to clinical trials of interventions to prevent or amelior ...[more]