Maternal Infection and Cerebral Palsy in Infants of Normal Birth Weight

K. Grether, Judith

doi:10.1001/jama.1997.03550030047032

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Maternal Infection and Cerebral Palsy in Infants of Normal Birth Weight

Published in JAMA • Jul 16, 1997

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Judith K. Grether

Abstract

CONTEXT: Exposure to maternal or placental infection is related to risk of preterm birth and, in premature infants, of brain lesions predictive of cerebral palsy (CP). Few studies have investigated whether maternal infection is associated with risk of CP in children of normal birth weight. OBJECTIVE...

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Cerebral palsy

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