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. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2223614.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23614.

Association of Maternal History of Preterm Birth With Congenital Anomalies in Offspring

Ran Wang  1   2 , Chao Chen  1   2 , Jiaxi Huang  3 , Bing Jia  3   4 , Qiqi Shi  3
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Association of Maternal History of Preterm Birth With Congenital Anomalies in Offspring

Ran Wang et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This study examines the prevalence of congenital anomalies in infants born to mothers with preterm birth occurring in a previous pregnancy.

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