Preconception care: preventing and treating infections
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Preconception care: preventing and treating infections
INTRODUCTION Infections can impact the reproductive health of women and hence may influence pregnancy related outcomes for both the mother and the child. These infections range from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to TORCHS infections to periodontal disease to systemic infections and may be transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy, labor, delivery or breastfeeding. METHODS A systemati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-s3-s4