Fever in pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformations: A cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Sass, L ^a,d   Urhoj, S K ^a   Kjaergaard J ^b   Dreier, J W ^c   Strandberg Larsen, K ^a   Nybo Andersen, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Congenital malformations; Fever; Hyperthermia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DENMARK; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037365789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1585-0     Document Type: Article

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