The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy

Catherine Cluver; Christianne de Groot; Ben W. Mol; Kellie E. Murphy; Jane E. Norman; Rodolfo Pacagnella; Kirsten Palmer; Liona C. Poon; Daniel L. Rolnik; Catherine Y. Spong; Sarah J. Stock; Shakila Thangaratinam; Stephen Tong; Corine Verhoeven; Lan N. Vuong; Sue P. Walker; Liu Xiaohua

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3

The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy

Catherine Cluver, Christianne de Groot, Ben W. Mol, Kellie E. Murphy, Jane E. Norman, Rodolfo Pacagnella, Kirsten Palmer, Liona C. Poon, Daniel L. Rolnik, Catherine Y. Spong, Sarah J. Stock, Shakila Thangaratinam, Stephen Tong, Corine Verhoeven, Lan N. Vuong, Sue P. Walker, Liu Xiaohua

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	818-819
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	401
Issue number	10379
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3
State	Published - Mar 11 2023

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Cluver, C., de Groot, C., Mol, B. W., Murphy, K. E., Norman, J. E., Pacagnella, R., Palmer, K., Poon, L. C., Rolnik, D. L., Spong, C. Y., Stock, S. J., Thangaratinam, S., Tong, S., Verhoeven, C., Vuong, L. N., Walker, S. P., & Xiaohua, L. (2023). The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy. The Lancet, 401(10379), 818-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3

Cluver, C, de Groot, C, Mol, BW, Murphy, KE, Norman, JE, Pacagnella, R, Palmer, K, Poon, LC, Rolnik, DL, Spong, CY, Stock, SJ, Thangaratinam, S, Tong, S, Verhoeven, C, Vuong, LN, Walker, SP & Xiaohua, L 2023, 'The need for appropriate language in the debate on medicalisation of pregnancy', The Lancet, vol. 401, no. 10379, pp. 818-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00125-3

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