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Gastroschisis in Europe - A Case-malformed-Control Study of Medication and Maternal Illness during Pregnancy as Risk Factors.

Joanne Emma GivenMaria LoaneEster GarneVera NelenIngeborg BarisicHanitra RandrianaivoBabak KhoshnoodAwi WieselAnke RissmannCatherine LynchAmanda J NevilleAnna PieriniMarian BakkerKari KlungsoyrAnna Latos BielenskaClara Cavero-CarbonellMarie-Claude AddorNatalya Zymak-ZakutnyaDavid TuckerHelen Dolk
Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2017)
While it is difficult to disentangle the effects of the medication and underlying indication, our results add to the evidence base on preventable risk factors for gastroschisis. These risk factors may contribute to the higher risk among young mothers, and geographical and temporal variation in prevalence.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • adverse drug
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • drug induced