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The use of chlordiazepoxide in patients with severe pregnancy toxaemia. (A preliminary study of effects on the newborn infants).

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Before the drug was used in patients, a pilot study was carried out to ascertain its effects on the newborn, and it was claimed that it did not depress the newborn infants in cases of uncomplicated pregnancies and labour.
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This article is published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.The article was published on 1968-08-01. It has received 9 citations till now.

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Placental Transfer of Drugs Administered to the Mother

TL;DR: A careful analysis of the literature suggests that all drugs cross the placenta, although the extent transfer varies considerably, and that the impression prevails that suxamethonium chloride (succinylcholine chloride) and doxorubicin do not cross the Placenta is wrong.
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Benzodiazepines in the treatment of epilepsy. A review.

TL;DR: The anticonvulsant effect of benzodiazepines is reviewed, both on experimentally produced seizures and on epilepsy in man, including aspects of clinical pharmacology and toxicology.
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Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

TL;DR: Although strong evidence supports the use of magnesium sulphate for prevention and treatment of eclampsia, trials comparing alternative treatment regimens are too small for reliable conclusions.
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Epidemiology of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.

TL;DR: The incidence and outcome of eclampsia in KKH showed a significant reduction over the years due to improved obstetrical care, and is now a very rare disease outcome.
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Maternal medication and its effect on the fetus

TL;DR: The purpose of this monograph is to condense a major portion of the literature concerning drugs administered during pregnancy as they pertain to the unintended pat ient the fetus and it is hoped that the practicing physician will be made more aware of the effects that drugs have on fetal outcome and therefore will be better able to prevent unnecessary fetal exposure.
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Chlordiazepoxide in labor

TL;DR: In this article, a double-blind, random-selection method was used to select 200 pregnant women to receive 100 mg of chlordiazepoxide or a placebo intramuscularly during the first stage of labor.