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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of VWD on the course of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective study that compared many variables between women with VWD (n = 26) and women without VWD (n = 297,111) who gave birth between 2002 and 2016 in Slovenia. Data were obtained from the Slovenian National Perinatal Information System. Results Women with VWD were not more likely to have a miscarriage, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, anemia, intrauterine growth restriction, or imminent premature labor. However, women with VWD were more likely to experience childbirth trauma-related bleeding (OR, 10.7; 95% CI: 1.4, 78.9), primary postpartum hemorrhage (OR, 3.7; 95% CI: 0.9, 15.8), and require blood transfusion after childbirth (OR, 16.3; 95% CI: 2.2, 120.3). No cases of stillbirth or early neonatal death were observed in women with VWD. 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