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{"title":"Cardiovascular Ultrasound Predictors for Brain Alterations in Fetuses With Heart Disease: An Exploratory Review of the Literature","authors":"María Alejandra Aguirre Martínez,&nbsp;Luisa Fernanda Cano Bautista,&nbsp;Mauricio Hernández-Carrillo,&nbsp;Armicson Felipe Solano Montero","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2402","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To identify cardiovascular ultrasound predictors for brain anomalies in fetuses with heart disease.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A literature search was performed in the following databases: MEDLINE through OVID, EMBASE, Cochrane Registry Center for Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and LILACS, from their inception until May 2023. Clinical studies, cross-sectional studies, case–control studies, cohorts, and systematic reviews were included. Data extraction was performed, and the risk of bias was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Among 2705 studies evaluated, after filtering information, 10 articles were selected that met the inclusion criteria. These studies noted the following outcomes: a decrease in fetal head circumference, changes in brain maturation measured in days, decreased depth of brain fissures, and a decrease in total brain volume. The studies show a statistically significant correlation with the presence of the following cardiovascular predictors: low or mixed oxygen content in the ascending aorta (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001), retrograde flow in the aortic arch (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001), lower <i>z</i> values of the MCA-PI (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05), higher UA-PI <i>z</i> values (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), and lower CPR (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). In addition, lower values of left ventricular flow (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), ductus arteriosus (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.0001), and combined cardiac output index (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01) were reported.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review describes the most relevant evidence correlating the effects of hemodynamic changes that lead to states of chronic hypoxia related to the aforementioned changes in the central nervous system.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142435537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Congenital Anomalies of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Conjunction of Congenital Heart Diseases in Infants With Trisomy 21","authors":"Allison M. Peluso,&nbsp;Mohsen A. A. Farghaly,&nbsp;Hany Aly,&nbsp;Mohamed A. Mohamed","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2406","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdr2.2406","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Infants with Trisomy 21 are known to have increased incidence congenital anomalies including congenital heart diseases (CHD) and congenital gastrointestinal anomalies. It is not known if there are patterns of coexistence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine the coexistence of CHD with various gastrointestinal anomalies in infants with Trisomy 21.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We assessed a sample of infants with Trisomy 21 from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), and its KID subversion, produced by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project for 2003–2015. We identified CHD using international classification of diseases version 9 (ICD9) and categorized them into four groups: left sided lesions, right sided lesions, conotruncal lesions, and shunt lesions. We identified small intestinal atresia and Hirschsprung disease with ICD9 codes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sample included 81,561 newborn infants diagnosed with Trisomy 21; 45% of them had CHD; 4.7% had small intestinal atresia, and 1.6% had Hirschsprung disease. All subcategories of CHD were associated with increased incidence of both small intestinal atresia and Hirschsprung disease, <i>p</i> value &lt; 0.05 compared to infants with Trisomy 21 who did not have CHD.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Among infants with Trisomy 21, the presence of CHD increased the odds of a concomitant congenital GI anomaly.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bdr2.2406","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to “Pilot Test of Prenatal Surveillance for Birth Defects in South Texas”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2401","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdr2.2401","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ethen, M. K., M. A. Canfield, P. de Forest, and J. Trevino. 2007. “Pilot Test of Prenatal Surveillance for Birth Defects in South Texas.” <i>Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology</i> 79: 788–791. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.20405.</p><p>In the originally published article, author Peter de Forest was inadvertently left off the author list. This has been corrected in the online version of the article.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bdr2.2401","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association Between Self-Reported Infections and Seropositivity Among Pregnant Women With Gastroschisis: A Case Control Study, With Emphasis on Chlamydia trachomatis","authors":"M. L. Feldkamp,&nbsp;E. Baum-Jones,&nbsp;E. Y. Enioutina,&nbsp;S. Krikov,&nbsp;K. Kamath","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2400","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Background&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Gastroschisis is a birth defect with the greatest risk among women &lt;20 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Pregnant women attending the University of Utah's Maternal-Fetal Medicine Diagnostic Center between 2011 and 2017 for either their routine diagnostic ultrasound or referral were recruited (cases: pregnant women with fetal gastroschisis, &lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt; = 53 participated/57, 93%; controls: pregnant women without fetal abnormalities, &lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt; = 102 participated/120, 85%). A clinic coordinator consented and interviewed women and obtained a blood sample and prenatal medical records. We evaluated self-reported maternal characteristics, risk factors, and infections. To assess pathogen seropositivity we used Serimmune's Serum Epitope Repertoire Analysis validated 35 pathogen panels and &lt;i&gt;Chlamydia trachomatis&lt;/i&gt; and compared seropositivity to self-report and prenatal medical record screening to assess sensitivity.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Cases were more likely to report a younger age at sexual debut (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = &lt;0.01), more sexual partners (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = 0.02), being unmarried (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; 0.01), changing partners between pregnancies (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = &lt;0.01), smoking cigarettes (&lt;0.01), and a recent sexually transmitted infection (STI) (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = 0.02). No differences were observed for self-report of illicit drug use or periconceptional urinary tract infections. Cases had a higher seropositivity for cytomegalovirus (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = 0.01). No differences were observed for herpes simplex I, II, or Epstein–Barr. Though based on small numbers, &lt;i&gt;C. trachomatis&lt;/i&gt; seropositivity was highest in cases (17%) compared to controls (8.8%) with the highest proportion observed in case women &lt;20 years of age (cases 33%; controls 0%). Any STI (self-report or seropositivity) was also highest among cases &lt;20 years of age (cases 47%; controls 0%). Among &lt;i&gt;C. trachomatis&lt;/i&gt; seropositive women, self-report and prenatal medical record sensitivity was 27.8% and 3%, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Cases were more likely to engage in behaviors that can increase their risk of exposure to sexually transmitted pathogens. Case women &lt;20 years of age had the highest proportion of &lt;i&gt;C. trachomatis&lt;/i&gt; seropositivity and any STI. Prenatal medical records and self-report were inadequate to identify a recent chlamydial infection whereas, the SERA assay is a novel approach for evaluating subclinical infections that may impact the developing embryo.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bdr2.2400","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142244561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community-Engaged Research and the Use of Open Access ToxVal/ToxRef In Vivo Databases and New Approach Methodologies (NAM) to Address Human Health Risks From Environmental Contaminants","authors":"Marilyn Silva,&nbsp;Shosha Capps,&nbsp;Jonathan K. London","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2395","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The paper analyzes opportunities for integrating Open access resources (Abstract Sifter, US EPA and NTP Toxicity Value and Toxicity Reference [ToxVal/ToxRefDB]) and New Approach Methodologies (NAM) integration into Community Engaged Research (CEnR).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>CompTox Chemicals Dashboard and Integrated Chemical Environment with in vivo ToxVal/ToxRef and NAMs (in vitro) databases are presented in three case studies to show how these resources could be used in Pilot Projects involving Community Engaged Research (CEnR) from the University of California, Davis, Environmental Health Sciences Center.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Case #1 developed a novel assay methodology for testing pesticide toxicity. Case #2 involved detection of water contaminants from wildfire ash and Case #3 involved contaminants on Tribal Lands. Abstract Sifter/ToxVal/ToxRefDB regulatory data and NAMs could be used to screen/prioritize risks from exposure to metals, PAHs and PFAS from wildfire ash leached into water and to investigate activities of environmental toxins (e.g., pesticides) on Tribal lands. Open access NAMs and computational tools can apply to detection of sensitive biological activities in potential or known adverse outcome pathways to predict points of departure (POD) for comparison with regulatory values for hazard identification. Open access Systematic Empirical Evaluation of Models or biomonitoring exposures are available for human subpopulations and can be used to determine bioactivity (POD) to exposure ratio to facilitate mitigation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These resources help prioritize chemical toxicity and facilitate regulatory decisions and health protective policies that can aid stakeholders in deciding on needed research. Insights into exposure risks can aid environmental justice and health equity advocates.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142174197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survival of Children With Critical Congenital Heart Defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study","authors":"Nina E. Forestieri,&nbsp;Andrew F. Olshan,&nbsp;Matthew E. Oster,&nbsp;Elizabeth C. Ailes,&nbsp;Michael P. Fundora,&nbsp;Sarah C. Fisher,&nbsp;Charles Shumate,&nbsp;Paul A. Romitti,&nbsp;Rebecca F. Liberman,&nbsp;Wendy N. Nembhard,&nbsp;Suzan L. Carmichael,&nbsp;Tania A. Desrosiers,&nbsp;The National Birth Defects Prevention Study","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2394","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. This study estimated survival of children with nonsyndromic CCHDs and evaluated relationships between exposures of interest and survival by CCHD severity (univentricular or biventricular function).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This analysis included 4380 infants with CCHDs (cases) born during 1999–2011 and enrolled in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, a multisite, population-based case–control study of major birth defects. Cases were linked to state death files. Nonparametric Kaplan–Meier survival functions were used to estimate 1- and 5-year survival probabilities overall and by severity group (univentricular/biventricular) stratified by demographic and clinical exposure variables of interest. The log-rank test was used to determine whether stratified survival curves were equivalent. Survival and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were also estimated using Cox proportional hazards modeling adjusted for maternal age, education, race/ethnicity, study site, and birth year.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>One- and five-year survival rates were 85.8% (CI 84.7–86.8) and 83.7% (CI 82.5–84.9), respectively. Univentricular 5-year survival was lower than biventricular case survival [65.3% (CI 61.7–68.5) vs. 89.0% (CI 87.8–90.1; <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001)]. Clinical factors (e.g. preterm birth, low birthweight, and complex/multiple defects) were associated with lower survival in each severity group. Sociodemographic factors (non-Hispanic Black race/ethnicity, &lt;high school education, smoking, and lower household income) were only associated with survival among biventricular cases.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mortality among children with CCHDs occurred primarily in the first year of life. Survival was lower for those with univentricular defects, and social determinants of health were most important in predicting survival for those with biventricular defects.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142170031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Comparison of Active and Passive Surveillance Strategies for Selected Birth Defects in New York","authors":"Meredith M. Howley,&nbsp;Eva Williford,&nbsp;Amanda M. St. Louis,&nbsp;Adrian M. Michalski,&nbsp;Marilyn L. Browne,&nbsp;Sarah C. Fisher","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2399","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdr2.2399","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The New York State Birth Defects Registry (BDR) has passive and active components. As part of statewide passive ascertainment, the BDR receives reports of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes and descriptive narratives on a wide range of birth defects. The BDR conducts enhanced active surveillance for selected birth defects in 14 counties, which includes medical record abstraction and clinician review. We sought to quantify agreement between the two surveillance approaches.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analysis included live-born infants born with one of the 16 birth defects in 2018–2021 in the active surveillance counties (<i>n</i> = 1069 infants). We calculated positive predictive values (PPV) and 95% confidence intervals for each defect, defined as the percentage of cases confirmed in active surveillance among those in passive surveillance. Additionally, we calculated the percentage with each birth defect missed by passive surveillance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The PPV varied greatly by birth defect. The PPV was &gt;90% for gastroschisis and cleft lip, but &lt;70% for spina bifida, diaphragmatic hernia, truncus arteriosus, tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, coarctation of the aorta, and pulmonary atresia. The percentage missed by passive surveillance ranged from 2% for tetralogy of Fallot to 39% for tricuspid atresia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Active surveillance is an important strategy for ruling out false positive case reports for certain birth defects that we assessed, but not all of them. Passive surveillance programs can use our findings to develop targeted strategies for improving data quality of specific birth defects using active surveillance methods, thus optimizing limited resources.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999–2020)","authors":"Muchi Ditah Chobufo,&nbsp;Shafaqat Ali,&nbsp;Amro Taha,&nbsp;Sanchit Duhan,&nbsp;Neel Patel,&nbsp;Karthik Gonuguntla,&nbsp;Dipesh Ludhwani,&nbsp;Harshith Thyagaturu,&nbsp;Bijeta Keisham,&nbsp;Ayesha Shaik,&nbsp;Anas Alharbi,&nbsp;Yasar Sattar,&nbsp;Mamas A. Mamas,&nbsp;Utkarsh Kohli,&nbsp;Sudarshan Balla","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2398","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdr2.2398","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Infant mortality continues to be a significant problem for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Limited data exist on the recent trends of mortality in infants with CHD.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The CDC WONDER (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) was queried to identify deaths occurring within the United States with CHD listed as one of the causes of death between 1999 and 2020. Subsequently, trends were calculated using the Joinpoint regression program (version 4.9.1.0; National Cancer Institute).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 47,015 deaths occurred in infants due to CHD at the national level from the year 1999 to 2020. The overall proportional infant mortality (compared to all deaths) declined (47.3% to 37.1%, average annual percent change [AAPC]: −1.1 [95% CI −1.6 to −0.6, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001]). There was a significant decline in proportional mortality in both Black (45.3% to 34.3%, AAPC: −0.5 [−0.8 to −0.2, <i>p</i> = 0.002]) and White patients (55.6% to 48.6%, AAPC: −1.2 [−1.7 to −0.7, <i>p</i> = 0.001]), with a steeper decline among White than Black patients. A statistically significant decline in the proportional infant mortality in both non-Hispanic (43.3% to 33.0%, AAPC: −1.3% [95% CI −1.9 to −0.7, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001]) and Hispanic (67.6% to 57.7%, AAPC: −0.7 [95% CI −0.9 to −0.4, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001]) patients was observed, with a steeper decline among non-Hispanic infant population. The proportional infant mortality decreased in males (47.5% to 53.1%, AAPC: −1.4% [−1.9 to −0.9, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001]) and females (47.1% to 39.6%, AAPC: −0.9 [−1.9 to 0.0, <i>p</i> = 0.05]). A steady decline in for both females and males was noted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study showed a significant decrease in CHD-related mortality rate in infants and age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) between 1999 and 2020. However, sex-based, racial/ethnic disparities were noted, with female, Black, and Hispanic patients showing a lesser decline than male, White, and non-Hispanic patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maternal Exposure to Tap Water Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Selected Congenital Heart Defects","authors":"Adrian M. Michalski,&nbsp;Thomas J. Luben,&nbsp;Ibrahim Zaganjor,&nbsp;Anthony Rhoads,&nbsp;Paul A. Romitti,&nbsp;Kristin M. Conway,&nbsp;Peter H. Langlois,&nbsp;Marcia L. Feldkamp,&nbsp;Wendy N. Nembhard,&nbsp;Jennita Reefhuis,&nbsp;Mahsa M. Yazdy,&nbsp;Angela E. Lin,&nbsp;Tania A. Desrosiers,&nbsp;Adrienne T. Hoyt,&nbsp;Marilyn L. Browne,&nbsp;The National Birth Defects Prevention Study","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2391","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The use of chlorine to treat drinking water produces disinfection by-products (DBPs), which have been associated with congenital heart defects (CHDs) in some studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using National Birth Defects Prevention Study data, we linked geocoded residential addresses to public water supply measurement data for DBPs. Self-reported water consumption and filtration methods were used to estimate maternal ingestion of DBPs. We estimated adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals using logistic regression controlling for maternal age, education, body mass index (BMI), race/ethnicity, and study site to examine associations between CHDs and both household DBP level and estimated ingestion of DBPs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Household DBP exposure was assessed for 2717 participants (1495 cases and 1222 controls). We observed a broad range of positive, null, and negative estimates across eight specific CHDs and two summary exposures (trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids) plus nine individual DBP species. Examining ingestion exposure among 2488 participants (1347 cases, 1141 controls) produced similarly inconsistent results.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Assessing both household DBP level and estimated ingestion of DBPs, we did not find strong evidence of an association between CHDs and DBPs. Despite a large study population, DBP measurements were available for less than half of participant addresses, limiting study power.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142100132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climate Change and Congenital Anomalies: A Population-Based Study of the Effect of Prolonged Extreme Heat Exposure on the Risk of Neural Tube Defects in France","authors":"Tim A. Bruckner,&nbsp;Nhung T. H. Trinh,&nbsp;Nathalie Lelong,&nbsp;Kaveh Madani,&nbsp;Rémy Slama,&nbsp;Joanne Given,&nbsp;Babak Khoshnood","doi":"10.1002/bdr2.2397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2397","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Exposure to long-lasting extreme ambient temperatures in the periconceptional or early pregnancy period might increase the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). We tested whether prolonged severe heat exposure as experienced during the 2003 extreme heatwave in France, affected the risk of NTDs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We retrieved NTD cases spanning from January 1994 to December 2018 from the Paris Registry of Congenital Malformations. The 2003 heatwave was characterized by the long duration and high intensity of nine consecutive days with temperatures ≥35°C. We classified monthly conceptions occurring in August 2003 as “exposed” to prolonged extreme heat around conception (i.e., periconceptional period). We assessed whether the risk of NTDs among cohorts exposed to the prolonged severe heatwave of 2003 in the periconceptional period differed from expected values using Poisson/negative binomial regression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identified 1272 NTD cases from January 1994 to December 2018, yielding a monthly mean count of 4.24. Ten NTD cases occurred among births conceived in August 2003. The risk of NTD was increased in the cohort with periconceptional exposure to the August 2003 heatwave (relative risk = 2.14, 95% confidence interval: 1.46 to 3.13), compared to non-exposed cohorts. Sensitivity analyses excluding July and September months or restricting to summer months yielded consistent findings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Interpretation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Evidence from the “natural experiment” of an extreme climate event suggests an elevated risk of NTDs following exposure to prolonged extreme heat during the periconceptional period.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9121,"journal":{"name":"Birth Defects Research","volume":"116 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bdr2.2397","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142100463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}