Maternal Genitourinary Infections and the Risk of Gastroschisis
โ Scribed by Yazdy, M. M.; Mitchell, A. A.; Werler, M. M.
- Book ID
- 126298512
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 180
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9262
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Gastroschisis is a severe birth defect characterized by a tear in the infant's abdominal wall. Young mothers have the highest risk of having an infant with gastroschisis. In an animal model, the defect resulted from exposure of pregnant mice to carbon monoxide (CO) in com