Maternal surgery and anesthesia during pregnancy and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011.
Sarah C FisherKamalnain SiagMeredith M HowleyAlissa R Van ZutphenJennita ReefhuisMarilyn L Brownenull nullPublished in: Birth defects research (2019)
Our study population reported a wide range of surgical procedures during pregnancy, requiring both general and local anesthesia. Our findings suggest that periconceptional anesthesia is not strongly associated with the birth defects assessed in this study.