American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 443.e1-443.e6 , May 2010

Herbal use before and during pregnancy

Presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Washington, DC, Feb. 11-13, 2008, and the 57th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 14-18, 2008.

  • Cheryl S. Broussard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Cheryl S. Broussard, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS E-86, Atlanta, GA 30333
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  • Carol Louik, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Margaret A. Honein, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Allen A. Mitchell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • National Birth Defects Prevention Study

Received 29 May 2009 ,Revised 27 August 2009 ,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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    Time period for top reported herbal use 3 months before and during pregnancy

    Because the herbal question was added in 2000 but time intervals from EDD to interview varied, we created a time period of 1

    Time period for top reported herbal use 3 months before and during pregnancy

    Because the herbal question was added in 2000 but time intervals from EDD to interview varied, we created a time period of 1998–2000 to provide a similar number of participants as the single-year periods for comparison; 1998–2000, n = 954; 2001, n = 793; 2002, n = 706; 2003, n = 890; 2004, n = 896.

    EDD, estimated date of delivery.

    Broussard. Herbal use before and during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

 This study was supported in part by cooperative agreements under Program Announcement 02081 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the centers participating in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, listed in the Acknowledgments section of the full-length article at www.AJOG.org.

 The findings are conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 Cite this article as: Broussard CS, Louik C, Honein MA, et al. Herbal use before and during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:443.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)02003-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.865

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 443.e1-443.e6 , May 2010

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