학술논문
Association of maternal depression and hypothyroidism with infant gastroschisis: a population-based cohort study in Canada
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Gastroschisis has increased globally over recent decades, and this increase has not been explained by identified risk factors. We conducted a population-based study of infants born in Canada, 2004–2020. We used “winter” months (i.e., September through June) and northern areas of residence as indicators of less sunlight/less active lifestyle, while “summer” (i.e., July and August) and southern areas were considered as reference. Rate of gastroschisis for infants conceived in winter (3.4 per 10,000) was higher than for infants conceived in summer (2.2 per 10,000; p