Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Women with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Main Authors: Diego F. Wyszynski (Author), Wendy J. Carman (Author), Alan B. Cantor (Author), John M. Graham (Author), Liza H. Kunz (Author), Anne M. Slavotinek (Author), Russell S. Kirby (Author), John Seeger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To examine pregnancy and birth outcomes among women with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) or chronic ITP (cITP) diagnosed before or during pregnancy. Methods. A linkage of mothers and babies within a large US health insurance database that combines enrollment data, pharmacy claim...