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Article: Platelet function changes in labor and for some time afterward.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- December 24, 2003
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2003 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet function changes in labor and for some time afterward.
"Increased platelet activation has been reported during labor. We evaluated changes in platelet count, volume and function during labor and 24 hours postpartum. Platelet function during labor was not previously evaluated," scientists writing in the journal Platelets report.
"Twenty-five healthy women in labor, subsequently having singleton spontaneous vaginal delivery following uncomplicated pregnancy at term were recruited for this prospective study. Blood was withdrawn during latent phase, active phase, second stage of labor, and 24 hours ...