Table 2.

Safety of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) use during pregnancy.*

ComplicationFrequency, % (95% CI)
Data are from Greer and Nelson-Piercy.13  
*For all indications and all LMWH; N = 2777 
Antenatal bleeding 0.43 (0.22–0.75) 
Allergic skin reaction 1.80 (1.34–2.37) 
Osteoporotic fracture 0.04 (<0.01–0.20) 
Thrombcytopenia (platelets <100 x 109/L) 0.11 (0.02–0.32) 
Confirmed HIT 0.00 (0.00–0.11) 
ComplicationFrequency, % (95% CI)
Data are from Greer and Nelson-Piercy.13  
*For all indications and all LMWH; N = 2777 
Antenatal bleeding 0.43 (0.22–0.75) 
Allergic skin reaction 1.80 (1.34–2.37) 
Osteoporotic fracture 0.04 (<0.01–0.20) 
Thrombcytopenia (platelets <100 x 109/L) 0.11 (0.02–0.32) 
Confirmed HIT 0.00 (0.00–0.11) 
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