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Association between weight gain during pregnancy and neural tube defects and gastroschisis in offspring.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Dec 2012
Yang Wei, Carmichael Suzan L, Tinker Sarah C, Shaw Gary M
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BACKGROUND: Limited information is available about the association of maternal weight gain during pregnancy and birth defects. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of maternal weight gain with neural tube defects (NTDs) and gastroschisis among offspring. METHODS: We used data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, an ongoing multicenter, population-based, case-control study....
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