Outcomes of pregnancies following a birth with major birth defects: A population based study

Early Human Development

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 651-657

  Melve, Kari Klungsøyr ^a,b   Skjaerven, Rolv ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Breech presentation; Family history; Pregnancy outcome; Sex ratio; Sibling

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB REDUCTION DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORWAY; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PES EQUINOVARUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; BIRTH ORDER; BREECH PRESENTATION; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; POPULATION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 53049091085     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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