Appendix 2:
List of excluded articles
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2. Bakali-el Kassimi A, Achour M, Oudghiri A, Saoura A, Chaoui A. Management of fever during pregnancy [French]. Maroc Med. 1985;7:604-611.
3. Botto LD, Erickson JD, Mulinare J, Lynberg MC, Liu Y. Maternal fever, multivitamin use, and selected birth defects: evidence of interaction? Epidemiology. 2002;13:485-488.
4. Chemla JP, Jannet D, Milliez J. Fever in pregnancy [French]. Rev Prat. 1995;45:1555-1560.
5. Dietzel F, Vahrson H, Kern W. Fever as a cause of abortion [German]. Med Klin. 1972;67:387-390.
6. Erickson JD. Risk factors for birth defects: data from the Atlanta Birth Defects Case-Control Study. Teratol. 1991;43:41-51.
7. Fraser FC, Skelton J. Possible teratogenicity of maternal fever [letter]. Lancet. 1978;2:634.
8. Gericke GS, Isaacs H. An association between certain congenital abnormalities and the malignant hyperthermia trait. S Afr Med J. 1990;77:570-574.
9. Hirayama Y, Suzuki H, Arima M. Maternal hyperthermia during pregnancy in severely multi-disabled children [Japanese]. No To Hattatsu. 1992;24:559-564.
10. Hunter AG. Neural tube defects in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec: demography and family data. Am J Med Genet. 1984;19:45-63.
11. Isaacs H, Gericke G. Concurrence of malignant hyperthermia and congenital abnormalities. Muscle Nerve. 1990;13:915-917.
12. Ivarsson SA, Henriksson P. Septic shock and hyperthermia as possible teratogenic factors. Acta Paediatr Scand. 1984;73:875-876.
13. Kline J, Stein Z, Susser M, Warburton D. Fever during pregnancy and spontaneous abortion. Am J Epidemiol. 1985;121:832-842.
14. Larsson LT, Okmian L, Kristoffersson U. No correlation between hyperthermia during pregnancy and Hirschsprung disease in the offspring. Am J Med Genet. 1989;32:260-261.
15. Layde PM, Edmonds LD, Erickson JD. Maternal fever and neural tube defects. Teratol. 1980;21:105-108.
16. Lipson A. Hirschsprung disease in the offspring of mothers exposed to hyperthermia during pregnancy. Am J Med Genet. 1988;29:117-124.
17. McDonald AD. Maternal health and congenital defect; a prospective investigation. N Engl J Med. 1958;258:767-773.
18. Mehes K. Teratogenic effect of hyperthermia [Hungarian]. Orv Hetil. 1979;120:2493-2494.
19. Piquet P, Engelmann P. Fever and pregnancy [French]. Soins. 1982;3-6.
20. Pleet H, Graham JM, Jr., Smith DW. Central nervous system and facial defects associated with maternal hyperthermia at four to 14 weeks' gestation. Pediatrics. 1981;67:785-789.
21. Pleet HB, Graham JM, Jr., Harvey MA, Smith DW. Patterns of malformation resulting from the teratogenic effects of first trimester hyperthermia [abstract]. Pediatr Res. 1980;14:587.
22. Ruscillo MM. Fever and pregnancy [French]. Soins Gynecol Obstet Pueric Pediatr. 1993;47-48.
23. Saxen L, Holmberg PC, Nurminen M, Kuosma E. Sauna and congenital defects. Teratol. 1982;25:309-313.
24. Smith DW, Clarren SK, Harvey MA. Hyperthermia as a possible teratogenic agent. J Pediatr. 1978;92:878-883.
25. Smith MS, Upfold JB, Edwards MJ, Shiota K, Cawdell-Smith J. The induction of neural tube defects by maternal hyperthermia: a comparison of the guinea-pig and human. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 1992;18:71-80.
26. Tikkanen J, Heinonen OP. Maternal hyperthermia during pregnancy and cardiovascular malformations in the offspring. Eur J Epidemiol. 1991;7:628-635.
27. Uhari M, Mustonen A, Kouvalainen K. Sauna habits of Finnish women during pregnancy. Br Med J. 1979;1:1216.