Maternal medically diagnosed infection and antibiotic prescription during pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan, 2004 to 2015.

ABSTRACT: While associations between maternal infections during pregnancy and childhood leukemia in offspring have been extensively studied, the evidence for other types of childhood cancers is limited. Additionally, antibiotic exposure during pregnancy could potentially increase the risk of childhood cancers. Our study investigates associations between maternal infections and antibiotic prescriptions during pregnancy and the risk of childhood cancer in Taiwan. We conducted a population-based cohort study using the Taiwan Maternal and Child Health Database (TMCHD), linked with national health and cancer registries. The study included 2 267 186 mother-child pairs, and the median follow-up time was 7.96 years. Cox proportional hazard models were utilized to estimate effects. Maternal infections during

SUBMITTER: Sirirungreung A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10942658 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature