Association between maternal pregestational diabetes mellitus and spina bifida: A population-based case-control study, Finland, 2000-2014.

Sanjida MowlaGissler MikaSari RäisänenVijaya Kancherla

Published in: Birth defects research (2019)

Maternal PGDM was positively associated with spina bifida in Finland, and maternal obesity did not modify this effect. We lacked information on maternal PGDM for electively terminated and spontaneously aborted cases; results should be interpreted with caution.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance
healthcare
pregnant women
body mass index
adipose tissue
physical activity
health information
high fat diet induced