American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 439.e1-439.e10 , May 2010

Use of herbal treatments in pregnancy

  • Carol Louik, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Carol Louik, ScD, Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, 1010 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
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  • Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Katherine Kelley, RPh, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Allen A. Mitchell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA

Received 25 June 2009 ,Revised 7 October 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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    Overall herbal use according to study center among 4866 mothers of nonmalformed infants

    Louik. Herbal treatment use in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

    Overall herbal use according to study center among 4866 mothers of nonmalformed infants

    Louik. Herbal treatment use in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

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    Most commonly reported herbal products according to gestational month of use among 4866 mothers of nonmalformed infants

    LM, lunar month.

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    Most commonly reported herbal products according to gestational month of use among 4866 mothers of nonmalformed infants

    LM, lunar month.

    Louik. Herbal treatment use in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

 This study was supported in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant HD27697; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grant HL 50763; and Cooperative Agreement no. U50/CCU113247 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Additional support for the Slone Epidemiology Center Birth Defects Study was provided by Aventis Inc and Sanofi Pasteur Inc.

 Cite this article as: Louik C, Gardiner P, Kelley K, et al. Use of herbal treatments in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:439.e1-10.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00085-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.055

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 439.e1-439.e10 , May 2010

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