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‘Perilous’: doctors warn pregnant women at risk from medicine shortages

Supplies of crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting the health of pregnant women at risk and highlighting systemic problems relating to access to treatment, according to a new report.

The review, published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday, called on the government to create a publicly funded entity dedicated to registering, importing and manufacturing critical medications for use during pregnancy.

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Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com

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