The article by Klebanoff and colleagues1 in this issue of theJournal adds to the growing body of literature examining theassociation of caffeine intake with adverse pregnancy outcomesand developmental problems. This study reports an associationbetween spontaneous abortions, primarily in the second trimester,and unusually high levels of consumption of caffeine, equivalentto more than six cups of coffee a day.
Unlike previous studies, in which exposure was estimated fromthe women's reports of the amount of caffeinated beverages theyconsumed, Klebanoff et al. used a biologic marker of caffeineintake, the levels of the caffeine metabolite paraxanthine . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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