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Discuss the management of a 23 year old primiparous woman with a metal Starr-Edwards mitral valve replacement who is receiving maintenance therapy with warfarin and who presents at 5 weeks’ gestation.
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(2007). Essay Questions. In: Obstetric Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-582-0_4
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