American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 279.e1-279.e8 , March 2008

Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study

Presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Seattle, WA, June 20-21, 2006.

  • Xiaoping Weng, PhD
    • ,
  • Roxana Odouli, MSPH
    • ,
  • De-Kun Li, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Dr. De-Kun Li, Division of Research, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612.

Received 2 April 2007 ,Revised 20 July 2007 ,Accepted 13 October 2007.

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 This study was supported in part by the California Public Health Foundation.

 Cite this article as: Weng X, Odouli R, and Li D-K. Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:279.e1-279.e8.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02025-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.803

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 279.e1-279.e8 , March 2008

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