Maternal Diarrhea During the Periconceptional Period and the Risk of Birth Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 2006–2011
Our results are consistent with modest associations between shorter, but not longer, bouts of maternal diarrhea and specific categories of birth defects. These results add to existing evidence, suggesting maternal diarrhea and gastrointestinal infections during early pregnancy are associated with a higher frequency of some birth defects.
Authors
- Adrienne T. Hoyt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1605-9536)
- Ji Yun Tark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3233-5967)
- Nithya Lakshmi Mohan Dass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-5473)
- A. J. Agopian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5874-4155)
- Mark A. Canfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8827-1881)
- D. Kim Waller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-4773)
- Angela E. Scheuerle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9025-3276)
- Omobola O. Oluwafemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-7256)
Institutions
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Birth Defects Research
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2438
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention