Tag: Birth Defects: Misc.
Paternal Metformin Use Does Not Increase Risk for Congenital Malformations
No increased risk seen in analysis restricted to fathers with type 2 diabetes mellitus
EPA Bans Vegetable Pesticide That Can Harm Fetuses
Recommendations Developed for Identifying, Managing Ankyloglossia
Infants with ankyloglossia and normal feeding patterns do not need interventions
COVID-19 Infection, Vaccination Not Linked to Congenital Anomalies
In study of infants from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, no link seen for infection or vaccination in the first trimester with congenital anomalies
First-Trimester COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Increase Risk for Birth Defects
Receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during the first trimester not associated with an increased risk for selected major structural birth defects
Study Looks at Depression, Stress in Both Parents After Detection of Fetal Anomalies
Prospective parents experience increased depression, traumatic stress after detection of fetal anomalies
Continuing Metformin in Pregnancy Has Little Effect on Nonlive Birth
Little to no increased risk for nonlive birth seen among women continuing metformin and adding insulin versus switching to insulin monotherapy
Paternal Metformin Use Not Linked to Major Congenital Malformations
No significant association seen for increased risk for MCMs with metformin in monotherapy, but association suggested for metformin in polytherapy
Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Higher in Black Than White Women
These racial differences need to be accounted for in prenatal open neural tube defect screening
Nonsignificant Increase in Birth Defects Seen With Direct Potable Reuse
Nonstatistically significant increase seen in prevalence of all birth defects collectively and in congenital heart disease
