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Communication experts from the IMI ConcePTION project have produced a toolkit will allow organisations with limited resources to design communication campaigns to stimulate reporting of medicine use during pregnancy and breastfeeding to appropriate organisations. ENTIS members are invited to join the online launch of this toolkit on 15th March, 1500-1600 Central European Time (CET). For more information about the toolkit, […]

Researchers affiliated to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have published an analysis of data from the US-based pediatric HIV/AIDS cohort study investigating the risk of neurodevelopmental problems in HIV-exposed uninfected 5-year-old children exposed to ART medication in utero. More information can be found here. Photo by CDC on Unsplash

FactCheck.org have published an article on the interpretation of the available evidence surrounding autism and ADHD risks in children exposed to acetaminophen (paracetamol) in utero. The article concludes that there is currently no strong evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy causes autism or ADHD in children, and that experts continue to recommend use of the drug during pregnancy when necessary […]

Researchers affiliated with the Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha (Qatar) have published a small case series examining the impact of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on fatherhood in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). More information can be found here. Photo by Derek Thomson on Unsplash

Researchers, including several ENTIS members and Swiss Teratology Information Service colleagues, have published a systematic review and meta-analysis of major congenital malformation risk after first-trimester exposure to metformin in women with PCOS and pre-gestational diabetes mellitus. More information can be found here. Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash

A collaboration of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and Aarhus University have published a population-based cohort study investigating infectious disease in the offspring of women with inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy. The study also investigated infection risk among those with in utero exposed to anti-TNFα monoclonal antibody. More information can be found here.

Researchers affiliated to the Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System have published a report on the prevalence and trends of selected congenital anomalies in Alberta, Canada. More information available here. Photo by MART PRODUCTION, available from PEXELS

A collaborative of researchers from Nordic countries and the US have published a population-based comparative cohort study including approximately 2.4 million pregnancies ending in live births in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden (2003-2017) and approximately 1.8 million in the US, investigating the risk of major malformation following maternal first trimester atomoxetine use. More information can be found here. Photo by […]

Researchers affiliated to the PharmacoEpidemiology and Drug Safety Research Group at the University of Oslo, led by ENTIS member Professor Hedvig Nordeng, have published a large comparative cohort study investigating childhood ADHD risks following maternal benzodiazepine/z-drug hypnotic use in pregnancy. The full study sample consisted of more than 82,000 singleton pregnancies, with 681 offspring exposed to benzodiazepines or z-drug hypnotics […]