Associations of maternal motor vehicle crashes during pregnancy with offspring's neonatal birth outcomes.

Ya-Hui ChangYu-Wen ChienChiung-Hsin ChangPing-Ling ChenTsung-Hsueh LuI-Lin HsuChung-Yi Li

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2023)

In the early stages of pregnancy, maternal exposure to MVCs may entail a risk of birth defects in the offspring. The potential mechanisms for the associations of maternal exposure to MVCs with birth defects need further investigation.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
gestational age
pregnant women
preterm birth
high fat diet
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
physical activity