Open AccessBetter Diet Quality before Pregnancy Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Gastroschisis in Hispanic Women
Author(s) -
Marcia L. Feldkamp,
Sergey Krikov,
Lorenzo D. Botto,
Gary M. Shaw,
Suzan L. Carmichael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.201376
Subject(s) - gastroschisis , medicine , quartile , pregnancy , obstetrics , demography , confidence interval , fetus , biology , genetics , sociology
Gastroschisis is unique because of its substantial risk in pregnancies of adolescent women. Adolescents may have poor diet quality, which places them at higher risk of gastroschisis.
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