Pregnancy period and early-life risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: a Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study

• Main Authors: Timo M. Blomster (Author), Olli-Pekka Koivurova (Author), Ritva Koskela (Author), Karl-Heinz Herzig (Author), Nicholas J. Talley (Author), Jukka Ronkainen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to analyze the pregnancy period, perinatal period, and infancy period risk factors for IBD in a well-characterized birth cohort from Northern Finland. Methods The Norther...