title: Bone density studies in pregnant women receiving heparin.
abstract: Lumbar spine bone density falls during pregnancy in both women who are treated with heparin and those who are not. Breast feeding delays recovery to baseline values until suckling stops.
authors.affiliation: Miscarriage Clinic, Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shefras
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Farquharson
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017985:Dalteparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000187:drug effects; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D017985:Dalteparin