Clotting Factors and Fibrinogen Levels Normally Are Decreased During Pregnancy

question 17

True/False

Clotting factors and fibrinogen levels normally are decreased during pregnancy and remain low in the immediate puerperium. This hypocoagulable state increases the risk of thromboembolism, especially after cesarean birth.

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