Tag: Birth Defects: Misc.
Statistical Shape Modeling of US Images Predicts Hip Dysplasia in Infants
Statistical shape modeling of ultrasound images of stable dysplastic hips in infants predicts which hips will develop to normal, remain dysplastic
COVID-19 Vaccination Early in Pregnancy Not Linked to Fetal Anomalies
Vaccination within teratogenic window not linked to presence of congenital anomalies identified on ultrasonography
Preconception Paternal Metformin Linked to Major Birth Defects
Genital birth defects, all in boys, more common among metformin-exposed offspring
Small Risk Found for Some Congenital Anomalies With Opioid Exposure
Risks increased for gastrointestinal anomalies, specific anomalies, including ankyloglossia, with first-trimester exposure
Study Considers Link Between Skull Deformity, In Vitro Fertilization
Among 200 infants and children with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis, 4 percent had been conceived using in vitro fertilization
Higher Maternal Lipid Profile Tied to Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring
Doubled risk seen for high triglyceride, total/high-density lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein-A1
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Detection of Congenital Heart Defects
Prenatal detection of transposition of great arteries lower in rural areas, those with lower socioeconomic status, Hispanics
Congenital Heart Disease Surgery Tied to Later Hypertension
During 10 years of follow-up, younger age at index surgery and more complex surgery particularly linked to higher risk for developing hypertension
Patterns of Operated Cryptorchidism in France Explored
Increased incidence seen in boys younger than 7 years of age; main cluster of cases located in industrial area in Northern France
Opioid Use in Early Pregnancy Not Tied to Most Birth Defects
Second study shows no association for use of macrolides during pregnancy with increase in major birth defects
