Melinda Delisle-Clark
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Pregnancy, Birth and Prenatal Complications Articles

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Noninvasive tests to predict fetal anemia: A study comparing Doppler and ultrasound parameters [PMID:12748504]

Autism

Autism 'more likely' in c-sections
 

Anti(sphingo)phospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Pregnancy Loss in the Antiphospholipid-Antibody Syndrome — A Possible Thrombogenic Mechanism
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/337/3/154

http://www.womens-health.co.uk/antiphos.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3258.htm

 A lipid associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome regulates endosome structure and function.

 Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion, unexplained fetal death, and antiphospholipid syndrome.

Gestational Diabetes

Irregular menses: An independent risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus [PMID:12748474]

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Infection

Severe Sepsis on the Rise Among Elderly and Neonates in ICUs

Placenta Previa

Persistence of Placenta Previa According to Gestational Age at Ultrasound Detection  also comments

A neurodystrophic syndrome resembling carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome type III

Pre-Eclampsia/Toxemia

Researchers Identify Risk Factors For Preeclampsia in Hypertensive Women
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sept98/nichd-02.htm

Severely reduced presence of tissue macrophages in the basal plate of pre-eclamptic placentae.
(In other studies, including the next one, glyconutrients have been proven to increase macrophage activity)

Effects of a glyconutrient on macrophage functions.
(If I have my information straight, this study actually used a supplement product you can order - ask me about where to find it.)

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