Is advanced maternal age a risk factor for congenital heart disease?

ConclusionWe found little evidence that advanced maternal age is a risk factor for CHD. There is no evidence that women in the United Kingdom should be referred for specialist prenatal cardiac screening based on their age. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 106:461–467, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - June 13, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Kate E. Best, Judith Rankin Tags: Research Article Source Type: research