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Oral cleft recurrence risk and subsequent maternal fertility preferences and behavior in Brazil.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Jan 2014
Wehby George L, Nyarko Kwame A, Murray Jeffrey C
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BACKGROUND: Oral clefts are among the most common birth defects with numerous impacts on affected individuals and families. However, little is known about how being at a greater risk of having an affected child affects subsequent maternal fertility decisions. We investigated differences in fertility preferences and behavior between mothers who are themselves affected with cleft lip with/without cleft palate but...
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