Changes in maternal age and prevalence of congenital anomalies during the enactment of China's universal two-child policy (2013-2017) in Zhejiang Province, China: An observational study.

BACKGROUND:China implemented a partial two-child policy (2013) followed by a universal two-child policy (2015), replacing the former one-child policy mandated by the government. The changes affect many aspects of China's population as well as maternal and infant health, but their potential impa...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Zhang, Lijin Chen, Xuemiao Wang, Xiaoyan Wang, Menghan Jia, Saili Ni, Wei He, Shankuan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003047