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Cases included any live births with isolated gastroschisis matched 1:4 to controls free of birth defects based on county of residence and maternal age. Exposure to extreme ambient heat was defined using the 95th percentile of the county\u2010level climatological temperature averages during periconception. Multivariable conditional logistic regression models estimated the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the associations between extreme ambient heat exposure during periconception and isolated gastroschisis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 191 cases of isolated gastroschisis and 764 controls in our study. 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