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Antenatal care

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  • Antenatal care – uncomplicated pregnancy – management. Prodigy. www.prodigy.clarity.co.uk, published March 2011
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  • The Pregnancy Book 2009. Department of Health. www.dh.gov.uk, published 29 October 2009
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  • Placenta praevia, placenta praevia accreta and vasa praevia: diagnosis and management. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. www.rcog.org.uk, published January 2011
  • Sickle cell disorder. Sickle Cell Society. www.sicklecellsociety.org, accessed 29 December 2011
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  • Down's syndrome screening. Map of medicine. www.mapofmedicine.com, published 17 October 2011
  • Invasive diagnostic tests. Antenatal Results and Choices. www.arc-uk.org, accessed 12 January 2012
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  • Induction of labour. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), July 2008. www.nice.org.uk
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  • Antenatal and postnatal mental health. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), February 2007. www.nice.org.uk

 

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