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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between prematurity and birth defects.
STUDY DESIGN: In a population-based cohort study, infants with birth defects were ascertained through the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program, a surveillance system with active methods of ascertainment. Gestational age data were obtained from birth certificates of liveborn, singleton infants with and without birth defects born in the 5-county metropolitan Atlanta area.
RESULTS: Among 264,392 infants with known gestational ages born between 1989 and 1995, 7738 were identified as having birth defects (2.93%). Premature infants (
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Risk for birth defects among premature infants: a population-based study.
Rasmussen SA et al., 2001
Rasmussen SA, Moore CA, Paulozzi LJ, Rhodenhiser EP
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