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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for pregnancy complications.
Created September 2007
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Psychosocial interventions for women enrolled in alcohol treatment during pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Pregnancy can be seen as a window of opportunity where women may seek treatment for their addictions out of concern for their unborn child. Worldwide estimates of alcohol usage report that a large proportion of women continue to drink during their pregn...
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Jul 2008
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Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Some women continue to use opiates when they are pregnant. Yet heroin readily crosses the placenta. Opiate dependent women experience a six-fold increase in maternal obstetric complications and give birth to low-weight babies.
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Jan 2008
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Techniques for caesarean section
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Caesarean sections are performed as both elective and urgent procedures and the rates are rising. The major complications are intraoperative damage to organs, anaesthetic complications, bleeding, infection and thromboembolism. The techniques used vary c...
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Nov 2007
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Antioxidants for preventing pre-eclampsia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Pre-eclampsia can occur during pregnancy when women have high blood pressure and protein in their urine. In some cases, it can lead to poor growth for the baby and premature birth. There can also be serious complications for the woman, sometimes affecti...
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Oct 2007
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Interventions for the treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Identical twins occur in about one in 320 pregnancies. Sometimes identical twins share the same placenta and blood flow, and the proportion of blood shared between the twins is usually equal. Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome happens when the blood flow...
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Oct 2007
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Chinese herbal medicines in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the first trimester of pregnancy. Its incidence has increased to between one and two percent of pregnancies. Chinese herbal medicines have been used to treat this condition in China a...
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Jul 2007
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Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating antenatal depression
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Although for many women pregnancy was once thought of as a time of emotional wellbeing, approximately 12% of women will suffer from antenatal depression. Research suggests that women who are on low-income, lack social support, experience significant str...
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Apr 2007
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Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Many women experience back or pelvic pain during pregnancy. This pain generally increases as pregnancy advances and it interferes with daily activities (like carrying, cleaning, sitting and walking), can prevent women going to work and sometimes disturb...
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Feb 2007
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Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Anaemia happens when the blood has insufficient red cells, or when red cells carry insufficient haemoglobin to deliver adequate oxygen to the tissues. Haemoglobin levels change in pregnancy with a normal reduction at the beginning of pregnancy and a sli...
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Feb 2007
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Prophylactic use of ergot alkaloids in the third stage of labour
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The third stage of labour is the period from birth of the baby to the expulsion of the placenta and membranes. As the placenta separates, there is inevitably some blood loss from the placental site until the muscles of the uterus clamp the blood vessels...
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Feb 2007
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Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A urine infection without any of the typical symptoms associated with an acute urine infection (asymptomatic bacteriuria) occurs in 2% to 10% of pregnancies. It may lead to kidney infection (pyelonephritis) in the mother and may possibly contribute to l...
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Jan 2007
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Antenatal phenobarbital for reducing neonatal jaundice after red cell isoimmunization
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The mothers and baby's bloods do not normally mix during pregnancy. However, occasionally there can be a small leak from the baby to the mother, and this happens more often during labour and birth than during pregnancy. When the mother's and the baby's ...
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Dec 2006
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Interventions for tubal ectopic pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Approximately 1% of fertilized eggs implant outside the uterine cavity and develop into extra uterine pregnancies known as ectopic pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancies can occur anywhere along the reproductive tract with the most common site being the fallo...
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Nov 2006
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Antihypertensive drug therapy for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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During the early weeks of normal pregnancy, blood pressure falls and climbs slowly in later pregnancy to reach pre-pregnancy levels at term. Mild to moderate hypertension (high blood pressure) is common during pregnancy. In some women, it can become mor...
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Nov 2006
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Interventions for varicose veins and leg oedema in pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Varicose veins, sometimes called varicosity, occur when a valve in the blood vessel walls weakens and the blood stagnates. This in turn leads to problems with the circulation in the veins and to oedema or swelling. The vein then becomes distended, its w...
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Diuretics for preventing pre-eclampsia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Pre-eclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy occurring in about 10% of women. It is identified by increased blood pressure and protein in the urine. Initially, women may not experience any symptoms. Constriction of blood vessels in the placenta,...
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Oct 2006
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