The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy

Catherine Cluver; Christianne de Groot; Ben W. Mol; Kellie E. Murphy; Jane E. Norman; Rodolfo Pacagnella; Kirsten Palmer; Liona C. Poon; Daniel L. Rolnik; Catherine Y. Spong; Sarah J. Stock; Shakila Thangaratinam; Stephen Tong; Corine Verhoeven; Lan N. Vuong; Sue P. Walker; Liu Xiaohua

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3

The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy

Catherine Cluver, Christianne de Groot, Ben W. Mol^* (Corresponding Author), Kellie E. Murphy, Jane E. Norman, Rodolfo Pacagnella, Kirsten Palmer, Liona C. Poon, Daniel L. Rolnik, Catherine Y. Spong, Sarah J. Stock, Shakila Thangaratinam, Stephen Tong, Corine Verhoeven, Lan N. Vuong, Sue P. Walker, Liu Xiaohua

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Abstract

Although the majority of pregnancies progress smoothly and result in the birth of a healthy baby, this is not always the case. Pregnancy can have severe complications, including stillbirth, affecting eight in 1000 pregnancies in France;1 maternal hypertension, affecting 74 in 1000,2 or neonatal death, affecting three in 1000. Obstetrics and midwifery are the fields of study focused on pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period. They aim to identify, by screening or diagnosis, pregnant women at risk of complications and offer ways to prevent or treat complications to improve outcomes...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	818-819
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	401
Issue number	10379
Early online date	9 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3
Publication status	Published - 11 Mar 2023

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Cluver, C., de Groot, C., Mol, B. W., Murphy, K. E., Norman, J. E., Pacagnella, R., Palmer, K., Poon, L. C., Rolnik, D. L., Spong, C. Y., Stock, S. J., Thangaratinam, S., Tong, S., Verhoeven, C., Vuong, L. N., Walker, S. P., & Xiaohua, L. (2023). The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy. The Lancet, 401(10379), 818-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3

Cluver, C, de Groot, C, Mol, BW, Murphy, KE, Norman, JE, Pacagnella, R, Palmer, K, Poon, LC, Rolnik, DL, Spong, CY, Stock, SJ, Thangaratinam, S, Tong, S, Verhoeven, C, Vuong, LN, Walker, SP & Xiaohua, L 2023, 'The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy', The Lancet, vol. 401, no. 10379, pp. 818-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3

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