The Association of Maternal Lifestyle with Birth Defects in Shaanxi Province, Northwest China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main objective was to investigate the burden of birth defects among alive infants and explore the impact of maternal lifestyle during pregnancy on the burden of birth defects in Northwest China.

Methods

A stratified multi-stage sampling method was used to study infants born during 2010-2013 (and their mothers) in Shaanxi province of Northwest China. Socio-demographic information was collected using a structured questionnaire, and medical records from the local hospitals were used to determine the final diagnosis of birth defects. Poisson regression analysis was performed to assess the association between maternal lifestyles during pregnancy and the burden of birth defects, while adjusting for potential confounders.

Results

We sampled 29098 infants, of w

SUBMITTER: Pei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4589286 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature