Preconception counselling

Ledward, R. S.; Hawkins, D. F.; Stern, L.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-3296-9_1

R. S. Ledward BSc (Manchester), MR Pharm. Soc., MB, ChB (L’pool), DA, DM (N’ham), LRCP, MRCS, MRSH, FRCS, FRCOG, DHMSA^6,7,
D. F. Hawkins BSc, PhD, DSc, MB, BS (Lond), MD (Mass), FRCOG, FACOG^8,9 &
L. Stern MD, FRCP(C)¹⁰

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Perinatal mortality and maternal mortality have been dramatically reduced in recent decades. There has probably been some reduction in the numbers of children with congenital abnormalities but, sadly, this has partly been achieved by antenatal detection and abortion, rather than by prevention. The main hope that further reductions in these problems will be achieved in the future lies in the wide application of preconception counselling.

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South-East Kent Health Authority, England
R. S. Ledward BSc (Manchester), MR Pharm. Soc., MB, ChB (L’pool), DA, DM (N’ham), LRCP, MRCS, MRSH, FRCS, FRCOG, DHMSA (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Honorary Senior Teaching Fellow)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal London Hospital, England
R. S. Ledward BSc (Manchester), MR Pharm. Soc., MB, ChB (L’pool), DA, DM (N’ham), LRCP, MRCS, MRSH, FRCS, FRCOG, DHMSA (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Honorary Senior Teaching Fellow)
Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
D. F. Hawkins BSc, PhD, DSc, MB, BS (Lond), MD (Mass), FRCOG, FACOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Emeritus Professor of Obstetric Therapeutics)
University of London, England
D. F. Hawkins BSc, PhD, DSc, MB, BS (Lond), MD (Mass), FRCOG, FACOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Emeritus Professor of Obstetric Therapeutics)
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
L. Stern MD, FRCP(C) (Late Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics)

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Ledward, R.S., Hawkins, D.F., Stern, L. (1991). Preconception counselling. In: Drug Treatment in Obstetrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3296-9_1

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