Maternal traditional Chinese medicine exposure and risk of congenital malformations: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

Ting PengLin-Liang YinYu XiongFeng XieChun-Ya JiZhong YangQi PanMing-Qing LiXue-Dong DengJing DongJiang-Nan Wu

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2023)

Periconceptional TCM exposure is associated with an increased risk of congenital malformation. This effect was cumulative and sensitive to periconceptional age. Therefore, TCM deserves more attention and should be used cautiously for pregnant women and those trying to become pregnant.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
working memory
birth weight
clinical trial
cross sectional
weight gain