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. 2021 May;224(5):548-549.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.1218. Epub 2021 Jan 9.

Hydroxychloroquine early in pregnancy and risk of birth defects: don't throw out the baby with the bathwater

Bonnie L Bermas  1 , Christina Chambers  2
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Hydroxychloroquine early in pregnancy and risk of birth defects: don't throw out the baby with the bathwater

Bonnie L Bermas et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 May.
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  • Hydroxychloroquine early in pregnancy and risk of birth defects.
    Huybrechts KF, Bateman BT, Zhu Y, Straub L, Mogun H, Kim SC, Desai RJ, Hernandez-Diaz S. Huybrechts KF, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Mar;224(3):290.e1-290.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.007. Epub 2020 Sep 19. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021. PMID: 32961123 Free PMC article.

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