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Pruritus in pregnancy and obstetric cholestasis
T J Clark1, L Dwarakanath, J B Weaver
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Edgbaston.
Hospital Medicine (London, England : 1998)
|July 9, 1999
Abstract:
Pruritus is often considered a common but minor symptom of pregnancy. However, pruritus caused by obstetric cholestasis is increasingly being recognized as a cause of so-called 'unexplained' stillbirths. This article reviews recent literature and outlines possible management strategies with the aim of reducing maternal morbidity and improving perinatal outcome.