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Women in the highest quintile compared with the lowest quintile of Hg exposure delivered offspring with 34 g lower birth weight (95 % CI \u221246 g, \u221222 g) and had an increased risk of giving birth to small-for-gestational-age offspring, adjusted OR = 1\u00b719 (95 % CI 1\u00b708, 1\u00b730). Although seafood intake was positively associated with increased birth weight, stratified analyses showed negative associations between Hg exposure and birth weight within strata of seafood intake.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980013002619_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although seafood intake in pregnancy is positively associated with birth weight, Hg exposure is negatively associated with birth weight. 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