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Is therapeutic bed rest evidence-based?
Cochrane and other systematic reviews do not support the practice of restricting pregnant women to bed rest for threatened miscarriage, hypertension, preeclampsia, preterm birth, multiple gestations or impaired fetal growth, claiming it is unethical and unsupported by data. Read an article here.
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