• Can 'early programming' be partly explained by smoking? Results from a prospective, population-based cohort study 

      Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt; Skjaerven, Rolv; Klungsøyr, Kari; Vollset, Stein Emil; Haug, Kjell (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)
      Background: Numerous studies have focused the association between low birthweight and later disease. Our objective was to study the association between birthweight and later adult smoking and thereby explore a possible ...
    • Epidemiology of Pierre-Robin sequence in Europe: A population-based EUROCAT study 

      Santoro, Michele; Coi, Alessio; Barišić, Ingeborg; Pierini, Anna; Addor, Marie-Claude; Baldacci, Silvia; Ballardini, Elisa; Boban, Ljubica; Braz, Paula; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; de Walle, Hermien E.K.; Draper, Elizabeth S.; Gatt, Miriam; Haeusler, Martin; Klungsøyr, Kari; Kurinczuk, Jennifer J.; Materna-Kiryluk, Anna; Lanzoni, Monica; Lelong, Nathalie; Luyt, Karen; Mokoroa, Olatz; Mullaney, Carmel; Nelen, Vera; O'Mahony, Mary T.; Perthus, Isabelle; Randrianaivo, Hanitra; Rankin, Judith; Rissmann, Anke; Rouget, Florence; Schaub, Bruno; Tucker, David; Wellesley, Diana; Zymak-Zakutnia, Nataliia; Garne, Ester (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a rare congenital anomaly. Respiratory disorders and feeding difficulties represent the main burden. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of PRS ...
    • Long-term cardiovascular mortality in women with twin pregnancies by lifetime reproductive history 

      Basnet, Prativa; Skjaerven, Rolv; Sørbye, Linn Marie; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Klungsøyr, Kari; Singh, Aditi; Mannseth, Janne; Harmon, Quaker E.; Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Women with one lifetime singleton pregnancy have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality compared with women who continue reproduction particularly if the pregnancy had complications. Women ...
    • Multilevel analyses of related public health indicators: The European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT) Public Health Indicators 

      Best, Kate E.; Rankin, Judith; Dolk, Helen; Loane, Maria; Haeusler, Martin; Nelen, Vera; Verellen-Dumoulin, Christine; Garne, Ester; Sayers, Gerardine; Mullaney, Carmel; O'Mahony, Mary; Gatt, Miriam; de Walle, Hermien; Klungsøyr, Kari; Mokoroa, Olatz; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; Kurinczuk, Jennifer J.; Draper, Elizabeth S.; Tucker, David; Wellesley, Diana; Zymak-Zakutnia, Natalya; Lelong, Nathalie; Khoshnood, Babak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Public health organisations use public health indicators to guide health policy. Joint analysis of multiple public health indicators can provide a more comprehensive understanding of what they are intended to ...
    • Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Infant Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Norway 1999-2009 

      Leirgul, Elisabeth; Gildestad, Trude; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Fomina, Tatiana; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Greve, Gottfried; Vollset, Stein Emil; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Background The birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) has decreased in Canada and Europe. Recommended intake of folic acid in pregnancy is a suggestive risk-reducing factor for CHDs. We investigated the ...
    • Risk factors for mortality in infancy and childhood in children with major congenital anomalies: A European population-based cohort study 

      Tan, Joachim; Glinianaia, Svetlana V.; Rankin, Judith; Pierini, Anna; Santoro, Michele; Coi, Alessio; Garne, Ester; Loane, Maria; Given, Joanne E.; Brigden, Joanna; Ballardini, Elisa; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; de Walle, Hermien E. K.; García-Villodre, Laura; Gatt, Miriam; Gissler, Mika; Heino, Anna; Jordan, Sue; Khoshnood, Babak; Klungsøyr, Kari; Lelong, Nathalie; Lutke, Renée L.; Neville, Amanda J.; Tucker, David; Urhoj, Stine K.; Wellesley, Diana; Morris, Joan K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Preterm birth and young maternal age are known risk factors for infant and childhood mortality. There is limited knowledge of the impact of these risk factors in children born with major congenital anomalies ...
    • Risk of stroke the year following a delivery after using assisted reproductive technologies 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Rönö, Kristiina; Romundstad, Liv Bente Bergem; Bergh, Christina; Spangmose, Anne Lærke; Pinborg, Anja; Gissler, Mika; Wennerholm, Ulla-Britt; Opdahl, Signe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Studies indicate that individuals who deliver after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent large study from the U.S. showed a higher risk ...
    • Temporal and geographical variations in survival of children born with congenital anomalies in Europe: A multi-registry cohort study 

      Santoro, Michele; Coi, Alessio; Pierini, Anna; Rankin, Judith; Glinianaia, Svetlana V.; Tan, Joachim; Reid, Abigail; Garne, Ester; Loane, Maria; Given, Joanne; Aizpurua, Amaia; Astolfi, Gianni; Barisic, Ingeborg; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; de Walle, Hermien E. K.; Den Hond, Elly; García-Villodre, Laura; Gatt, Miriam; Gissler, Mika; Jordan, Sue; Khoshnood, Babak; Kiuru-Kuhlefelt, Sonja; Klungsøyr, Kari; Lelong, Nathalie; Lutke, Renée; Mokoroa, Olatz; Nelen, Vera; Neville, Amanda J.; Odak, Ljubica; Rissmann, Anke; Scanlon, Ieuan; Urhoj, Stine Kjaer; Wellesley, Diana; Wertelecki, Wladimir; Yevtushok, Lyubov; Morris, Joan K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Congenital anomalies are a major cause of perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality. Objectives: The aim was to investigate temporal changes and geographical variation in survival of children with major ...