Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on antiplatelet agents for the prevention of pre-eclampsia.
Year of Publication2021
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, 75 mg per day) for the prevention of pre-eclampsia and its related complications should be initiated by 20 weeks’ gestation or as soon as antenatal care is started.
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year2023
InstitutionWorld Health Organization