Maternal infections during pregnancy and offspring cognitive outcome: A nationwide full-sibling cohort study
Our study does not support major effects of common maternal infections during pregnancy on offspring cognitive outcomes, and support the safety of commonly prescribed antimicrobials during pregnancy with respect to the long-term cognitive outcomes of the offspring.
Authors
- Mads Melbye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-6785)
- Jan Wohlfahrt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0019-2247)
- Anders Husby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7634-8455)
- K. Jakobsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0086-9980)
Institutions
- Statens Serum Institut (DK)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Aalborg University (DK)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004657
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Lundbeckfonden
- Helsefonden
- H. Lundbeck A/S