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Maternal risk factors for congenital limb deficiencies: A population-based case-control study.

Johanna SyvänenYrjänä NietosvaaraSaija HurmeAntti PerheentupaMika GisslerArimatias RaitioIlkka Helenius
Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2021)
It is important that pregnant women taking medications, especially antiepileptics, or women with pregestational diabetes are carefully monitored with regard to the occurrence and risk of limb deficiencies in the fetus.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • risk assessment
  • glycemic control
  • birth weight
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle