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Chapter 50 - Trauma in Pregnancy

from Section 5 - Late Pregnancy – Maternal Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2017

By
Renee A. Bobrowski  and
Frederico G. Rocha
Edited by
David James ,
Philip Steer ,
Carl Weiner ,
Bernard Gonik  and
Stephen Robson
David James
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Philip Steer
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
Carl Weiner
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Bernard Gonik
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Detroit
Stephen Robson
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
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Summary

Trauma occurs in 6–7% of all pregnancies and is the leading cause of nonobstetric maternal death.

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High-Risk Pregnancy
Management Options
 , pp. 1469 - 1499
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
First published in: 2017

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