Tag: Birth Defects: Misc.
Maternal RBC Folate Inversely Linked to Heart Defects in Offspring
Increase in maternal RBC folate linked to reduction in risk for congenital heart disease in offspring
AHA Addresses Psychological Outcomes for Congenital Heart Disease
Despite strong advocacy, initiatives to integrate mental health professionals into care teams have been slow to move forward
Genomic Sequencing Enhances Findings of Hearing Loss in NICU
Diagnosis increased with expanded genomic sequencing combined with hearing screening
Outcomes Worse With Reinterventions After Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Patients with major residua had increased risks for postdischarge mortality, transplant, late reintervention
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
