Quantification of selection bias in studies of risk factors for birth defects among livebirths.

Dominique HeinkeJanet W Rich-EdwardsPaige L WilliamsSonia Hernandez-DiazMarlene AnderkaSarah C FisherTania A DesrosiersGary M ShawPaul A RomittiMark A CanfieldMahsa M Yazdynull null

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

Selection bias was generally limited except for high mortality defects in the context of exposures strongly associated with livebirth. Findings indicate that substantial livebirth bias is unlikely to affect studies of risk factors for most birth defects.

Keyphrases

gestational age
case control
cardiovascular events
air pollution
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
pregnant women
risk factors
pregnancy outcomes