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February 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 2
Gibson, Paul S.
- You have accessAnticoagulants and pregnancy: When are they safe?Paul S. Gibson, MD and Raymond Powrie, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2) 113-127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.072272
Thrombotic risk is higher in pregnancy, and some women need anticoagulant therapy. Unfractionated heparin and low-molecular-weight heparins are effective and safe, with caveats.