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Subfertility and prepregnancy overweight/obesity: possible interaction between these risk factors in the etiology of congenital renal anomaliesMargaret A Honein
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 67:572-7. 2003..Maternal subfertility and high body mass index (BMI) are both associated with adverse reproductive outcomes, including some birth defects. One study reported an association between subfertility and renal anomalies (Li, 1999)...- Maternal febrile illnesses, medication use, and the risk of congenital renal anomaliesKaron Abe
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 67:911-8. 2003..Our objective was to determine whether maternal illness, fever, or medication use during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with the occurrence of renal anomalies... - Maternal smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of orofacial cleftsMargaret A Honein
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Epidemiology 18:226-33. 2007..Smoking during pregnancy has been associated with orofacial clefts in numerous studies. However, most previous studies have not been able to assess the relation between maternal smoking and specific phenotypes (eg, bilateral clefts)... - Impact of folic acid fortification of the US food supply on the occurrence of neural tube defectsM A Honein
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Mailstop F 45, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
JAMA 285:2981-6. 2001..The US Food and Drug Administration authorized addition of folic acid to enriched grain products in March 1996, with compliance mandatory by January 1998... 
The association between major birth defects and preterm birthMargaret A Honein
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:164-75. 2009..To evaluate the association between preterm birth and major birth defects by maternal and infant characteristics and specific types of birth defects...- Evaluation of selected characteristics of pregnancy drug registriesM A Honein
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Teratology 60:356-64. 1999..If registries improve their ascertainment of defects and exposed pregnancies, they will increase their chance of detecting signs of possible teratogenicity. Teratology 60:356-364, 1999. Published 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc... - Reported multivitamin consumption and the occurrence of multiple congenital anomaliesNataliya Yuskiv
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 136:1-7. 2005.... - Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis after pertussis prophylaxis with erythromcyin: a case review and cohort studyM A Honein
Division of Birth Defects, Child Development, and Disability and Health, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Lancet 354:2101-5. 1999..We investigated a cluster of seven cases of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) that occurred the following month among the neonates who had received erythromycin... - Intent to become pregnant as a predictor of exposures during pregnancy: is there a relation?Lara C Than
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, and Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Reprod Med 50:389-96. 2005..To evaluate the relationship between intent to be pregnant and selected maternal exposures during pregnancy... 
Orofacial clefts in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2004Alicia E Genisca
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 149:1149-58. 2009..Better understanding of the birth prevalence and phenotype may help guide clinical care as well as contribute to an improved understanding of pathogenesis...- Family history, maternal smoking, and clubfoot: an indication of a gene-environment interactionM A Honein
Division of Birth Defects, Child Development, and Disability and Health, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Epidemiol 152:658-65. 2000..This study confirms the importance of familial factors and smoking in the etiology of clubfoot and identifies a potentially important interaction... - Continued occurrence of Accutane-exposed pregnanciesM A Honein
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Teratology 64:142-7. 2001..The manufacturer began a Pregnancy Prevention Program (PPP) in 1988; however, exposed pregnancies continue to occur. In 1996, the manufacturer began a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign, raising concerns of more exposed pregnancies... - Prenatal diagnosis of orofacial clefts, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1998-2004Candice Y Johnson
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Prenat Diagn 29:833-9. 2009..The aims of this study were to determine how frequently orofacial clefts were diagnosed prenatally and to investigate factors associated with prenatal diagnosis... - Methods for a public health response to birth defects clustersLaura J Williams
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-45, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA
Teratology 66:S50-8. 2002..The recommendations in this report should be carefully considered to ensure that the specific needs of the region, agency and affected community are met... - Use of clomiphene citrate and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2005J Reefhuis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 1600 Clifton Road NE MS E 86, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Hum Reprod 26:451-7. 2011..Clomiphene citrate (CC) is the first line drug for subfertility treatment. Studies assessing the association between CC and birth defects have been inconclusive... - Maternal smoking and birth defects: validity of birth certificate data for effect estimationM A Honein
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F-45, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Public Health Rep 116:327-35. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that birth certificate data may be useful for exploratory or corroborative studies estimating the association between birth defects and some risk factors recorded on birth certificates... - Prevalence of self-reported infection during pregnancy among control mothers in the National Birth Defects Prevention StudySarah A Collier
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 85:193-201. 2009..Although specific maternal infections during pregnancy have been associated with birth defects and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, the prevalence of infections during pregnancy has not been well described... - Ethical issues raised by incorporation of genetics into the National Birth Defects Prevention StudyMary M Jenkins
Birth Defects Surveillance andEpidemiology Branch, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 148:40-6. 2008..Discussion of these issues and the methods employed to ensure protection of human subjects might be helpful to other investigators working to integrate genetics into large epidemiological studies... - Periconceptional use of weight loss products including ephedra and the association with birth defectsRebecca H Bitsko
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82:553-62. 2008..This study assessed the association between periconceptional use of weight loss products and major structural birth defects... - Health care expenditures for infants and young children with Down syndrome in a privately insured populationSheree L Boulet
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Pediatr 153:241-6. 2008..To use health care insurance claims data from a privately insured population to estimate health care use and expenditures for infants and children aged 0 to 4 years with Down syndrome... - Effect of specimen storage conditions on newborn dried blood spots used to assess Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin M (IgM)Joanne V Mei
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
Clin Chim Acta 412:455-9. 2011.... - Children with orofacial clefts: health-care use and costs among a privately insured populationSheree L Boulet
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E86, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Public Health Rep 124:447-53. 2009..We used healthcare insurance claims data to estimate health-care expenditures for infants and children < or = 10 years of age with an orofacial cleft... - H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USADenise J Jamieson
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Lancet 374:451-8. 2009..We summarised cases of infection with pandemic H1N1 virus in pregnant women identified in the USA during the first month of the present outbreak, and deaths associated with this virus during the first 2 months of the outbreak... - Maternal attitudes toward DNA collection for gene-environment studies: a qualitative research studyMary M Jenkins
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 149:2378-86. 2009..Preferred methods were convenient and noninvasive. Better understanding attitudes toward DNA collection and preferred collection methods might allow more inclusive participation and benefit future studies... - Epidemiology of fertility treatment use among U.S. women with liveborn infants, 1997-2004Kara N Duwe
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:407-16. 2010..This study assessed reported use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and other (non-ART) fertility treatments among a population-based sample and examined factors related to use... - Severity of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in pregnant womenAndreea A Creanga
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:717-26. 2010..To examine 2009 H1N1 influenza illness severity and the effect of antiviral treatment on the severity of illness among pregnant women... - Pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus illness among pregnant women in the United StatesAlicia M Siston
Epidemic Intelligence Service, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 303:1517-25. 2010..Early data on pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) suggest pregnant women are at increased risk of hospitalization and death... - Priorities for public health research on craniosynostosis: summary and recommendations from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored meetingSonja A Rasmussen
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 146:149-58. 2008..The need for improved collaboration among clinical treatment centers and standardization of data collection to address these priorities was emphasized. These priorities will be used to guide future public health research on CS... - A population-based study of craniosynostosis in metropolitan Atlanta, 1989-2003Sheree L Boulet
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 146:984-91. 2008..Maternal age 35 years or older, multiple birth, male sex, and birth weight >4,000 g were risk factors for craniosynostosis... - Racial differences in infant mortality attributable to birth defects in the United States, 1989-2002Quanhe Yang
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76:706-13. 2006..The objective is to study racial differences in infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMBD) in the United States... - Racial and ethnic disparity in participation in DNA collection at the Atlanta site of the National Birth Defects Prevention StudyKrista S Crider
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Epidemiol 164:805-12. 2006..At this study site, minority groups were less likely to participate in DNA collection. Factors associated with participation varied by race/ethnicity... - Priorities for future public health research in orofacial cleftsMahsa M Yazdy
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 44:351-7. 2007..To create the research agenda, the participants prioritized the research gaps by public health importance, feasibility, and outcomes of interest. This report summarizes the workshop... - Maternal age and non-chromosomal birth defects, Atlanta--1968-2000: teenager or thirty-something, who is at risk?Jennita Reefhuis
Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 70:572-9. 2004..This investigation explored the association between maternal age and non-chromosomal birth defects to assess any increased risk associated with maternal age... - Maternal thyroid disease as a risk factor for craniosynostosisSonja A Rasmussen
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 110:369-77. 2007..To study the relationship between maternal thyroid disease and craniosynostosis using data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, a multisite, case-control study... - Sharing prescription medication among teenage girls: potential danger to unplanned/undiagnosed pregnanciesKatherine Lyon Daniel
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Pediatrics 111:1167-70. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine how often children and adolescents share prescription medications and, because of teratogenic concerns, assess specific reasons why girls might engage in medication-sharing behaviors... - Fertility treatments and craniosynostosis: California, Georgia, and Iowa, 1993-1997Jennita Reefhuis
Epidemiology Program Office and National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Pediatrics 111:1163-6. 2003..Because fertility treatments are also associated with increased maternal age, this study investigated the possible association between fertility treatments and craniosynostosis... - Herbal use before and during pregnancyCheryl S Broussard
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 202:443.e1-6. 2010..We estimated the prevalence and patterns of herbal use among US women before and during pregnancy... - Maternal obesity and risk for birth defectsMargaret L Watkins
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 111:1152-8. 2003.... - Periconceptional consumption of vitamins containing folic acid and risk for multiple congenital anomaliesRebecca H Bitsko
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 143:2397-405. 2007..05, 95% CI 0.59-1.87). In contrast to the two recently published reports, there was no association between periconceptional vitamin exposure and MCAs in the Iowa population... - Reduction in orofacial clefts following folic acid fortification of the U.S. grain supplyMahsa M Yazdy
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 79:16-23. 2007..We evaluated the impact of folic acid fortification on orofacial clefts using United States birth certificate data for 45 states and the District of Columbia... - Maternal exposure to tobacco smoke, alcohol and caffeine, and risk of anorectal atresia: National Birth Defects Prevention Study 1997-2003Eric A Miller
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 23:9-17. 2009..This study found evidence of associations between anorectal atresia and caffeine intake, cigarette smoking and exposure to ETS. Because there are currently few additional data to support these results, further study is needed... - Assisted reproductive technology and major structural birth defects in the United StatesJ Reefhuis
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road N E, MS E 86, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
Hum Reprod 24:360-6. 2009..With >1% of US births occurring following use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), it is critical to examine whether ART is associated with birth defects... - Use of special education services by children with orofacial cleftsMahsa M Yazdy
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82:147-54. 2008..Our objective was to evaluate the use of special education services by children with orofacial clefts (OFCs)... - Assessment of risk factors for infantile cataracts using a case-control study: National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 2000-2004Sasapin G Prakalapakorn
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ophthalmology 117:1500-5. 2010..To identify risk factors for infantile cataracts of unknown etiology... - Can we ensure the safe use of known human teratogens? Introduction of generic isotretinoin in the US as an exampleMargaret A Honein
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Drug Saf 27:1069-80. 2004.... - Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implantsJennita Reefhuis
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 349:435-45. 2003.... - Risk factors for isolated biliary atresia, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2002Natalie S The
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 143:2274-84. 2007..The role of nutrients in the development of biliary atresia remains unclear. Further studies of genetic, infectious, and nutrient exposures and the association of biliary atresia are warranted... - Prescription medication borrowing and sharing among women of reproductive ageEmily E Petersen
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1073-80. 2008..The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of prescription medication borrowing and sharing among adults, particularly women of reproductive age... - Spina bifida and anencephaly prevalence--United States, 1991-2001T J Mathews
MMWR Recomm Rep 51:9-11. 2002..Continued monitoring of the occurrence of spina bifida and anencephaly will be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of folic acid fortification... - National estimates and race/ethnic-specific variation of selected birth defects in the United States, 1999-2001Mark A Canfield
Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas 78756, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76:747-56. 2006..In the United States, birth defects affect approximately 3% of all births, are a leading cause of infant mortality, and contribute substantially to childhood morbidity... - Maternal smoking and congenital heart defectsSadia Malik
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1120 Marshall St, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
Pediatrics 121:e810-6. 2008..In a population-based case-control study, we investigated the association between congenital heart defects and maternal smoking... - Maternal periconceptional alcohol consumption and risk of orofacial cleftsPaul A Romitti
Department of Epidemiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:775-85. 2007..Such findings need exploration in additional, large studies... - Craniosynostosis and maternal smokingSuzan L Carmichael
March of Dimes Foundation, California Research Division, Oakland, California, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82:78-85. 2008..Several previous studies suggested increased risk of craniosynostosis among infants born to women who smoked...