Miscarriage

References

Key articles

World Health Organization, UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund. Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy. In: Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth: a guide for midwives and doctors - 2nd edition. 2017 [internet publication].Full text

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management. Nov 2021 [internet publication].Full text

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Guideline on the management of recurrent pregnancy loss. Nov 2017 [internet publication].Full text

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Practice bulletin: early pregnancy loss. Nov 2018 [internet publication].Full text

Kim C, Barnard S, Neilson JP, et al. Medical treatments for incomplete miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jan 31;(1):CD007223.Full text  Abstract

Tunçalp O, Gülmezoglu AM, Souza JP. Surgical procedures for evacuating incomplete miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Sep 8;(9):CD001993.Full text  Abstract

Duckitt K, Qureshi A. Recurrent miscarriage. BMJ Clin Evid. 2015 [internet publication].

Reference articles

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56. Nielsen A, Hannibal CG, Lindekilde BE, et al. Maternal smoking predicts the risk of spontaneous abortion. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2006;85(9):1057-65. Abstract

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108. Tunçalp O, Gülmezoglu AM, Souza JP. Surgical procedures for evacuating incomplete miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Sep 8;(9):CD001993.Full text  Abstract

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