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Pregnancy is associated with an approximate 10-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-pregnant woman and this risk may be higher in some women because of the presence of additional risk factors (Fig. 8.1).
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Perry, D. (2016). Thromboprophylaxis in Pregnancy. In: Perry, D., Warwick, D. (eds) Handbook of Thromboprophylaxis. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21148-0_8
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