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JAMA Neurology have recently published a population-based cohort study which used health and social register data from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden to investigate neurodevelopmental outcomes of children (up to age 8) exposed to antiseizure medications in pregnancy. Increased risks of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability were observed for children exposed to topiramate in utero. More information can […]

ENTIS affiliated researchers from the Terafar; Izmir Katip Celebi University Teratology Information, Training and Research Center in Turkey, have published a systematic review and meta-analysis of pregnancy outcomes following maternal exposure to statins. More information can be found here. Photo by Christine Sandu on Unsplash

An international collaboration of researchers led from Haukeland University Hospital in Norway have published a population-based cohort study using health register and social register data from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden investigating whether children exposed prenatally to antiseizure medications have increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. More information is available here.

A brief clinical reference guide about monkeypox virus and pregnancy has been published in the Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology journal. The article is open access and available here.

Researchers from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford have published a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the risk of preterm birth, impaired fetal growth, stillbirth and neonatal death following protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy use in pregnancy. More information can be found here. Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Researchers from the Lombardy region, Italy, have published a propensity score stratified comparative cohort study of antihypertensive medication use in pregnancy. Additional details can be found here.

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Copenhagen University Hospital have published a large population-based propensity score matched comparative cohort study which found no association between topical corticosteroid use in pregnancy and an increased risk of SGA or low birth weight. Their results also suggested that moderate to large increased risks were unlikely, even with use of large amounts of […]

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has suggested that there may be an association between paternal preconception exposure to antidiabetic medication and increased birth defect risks. Of note, the findings suggested clinically relevant increased risks among those exposed to metformin. However, the potential for confounding by indication may also have been highlighted. More information available here. Photo […]

Researchers based in Denmark have conducted a national population-based comparative cohort study which included between 895 and 1,900 mirtazapine exposed pregnancies (outcome dependent). The results indicated that mirtazapine exposure in pregnancy is not associated with increased risks of major congenital malformation, miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. More details can be found here. Photo by Ben Blennerhassett on Unsplash