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Children born preterm or small for gestational age to mothers with multiple sclerosis: Do these children have an increased risk of infections in early life?

Mette Louise AndersenLine Riis JølvingMaria IachinaEgon StenagerTorben KnudsenBente Mertz Nørgård
Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2024)
Children born preterm to mothers with multiple sclerosis had an increased risk of hospital-diagnosed infections in the first 3 years of life, but not of mild-to-moderate infections evaluated on prescriptions. Children born small for gestational age did not have an increased risk of infections.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • multiple sclerosis
  • young adults
  • low birth weight
  • early life
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • preterm infants
  • body mass index