Journal of pediatric surgery
A declining incidence of gastroschisis parallels trends in maternal smoking rates in the United States.
Zane J Hellmann, Connor V Haynes, Marla C Fortoul, Carly Thaxton, Linh Buu, Daniel G Solomon, Robert A Cowles
Published: 202510.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162861
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies demonstrated that smoking is a risk factor for gastroschisis. Since smoking rates among young adults have declined, we hypothesized that this would be associated with a concurrent decrease in gastroschisis rates among l…
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