Maternal obesity and metabolic disorders associate with congenital heart defects in the offspring: A systematic review.

Maternal obesity and metabolic disorders associate with congenital heart defects in the offspring: A systematic review.

<h4>Background</h4>Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common congenital malformations. The aetiology of CHDs is complex. Large cohort studies and systematic reviews and meta-analyses based on these have reported an association between higher risk of CHDs in the offspring and in...

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Main Authors: Gitte Hedermann, Paula L Hedley, Ida N Thagaard, Lone Krebs, Charlotte Kvist Ekelund, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Michael Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252343

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