Do maternal factors (obesity, smoking, diabetes, organic solvents) increase the risk of congenital heart disease in offspring?
Maternal obesity, smoking, diabetes, and exposure to organic solvents are associated with an increased risk of congenital heart disease in offspring.
Maternal factors including maternal obesity, smoking in pregnancy, maternal diabetes and exposure to organic solvents might predispose the offspring to CHD risk.
Wu et al. (Mon,) studied this question.