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Researchers from the University of Rennes have published an observational study of women using disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) before conception and during pregnancy, and their pregnancy outcomes. More information can be found here. Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash

Although tocilizumab has been shown to be efficacious in treating severe cases of COVID-19, data relating to the safety of tocilizumab use in pregnancy remain limited. A group of researchers from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi have recently published two case reports describing tocilizumab treatment of COVID-19 in pregnancy. More details can be found here. Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash

A case report has been published detailing a 40-year-old woman with psoriatic arthritis became pregnant during the first month of treatment with tofacitinib. More information can be found here. Photo by Imani Bahati on Unsplash

Dental public health researchers from Saudi Arabia have conducted a survey to assess women’s perceptions of the risks associated with dental imaging during pregnancy. The study found many of the respondents believed there was a high risk of congenital malformation due to dental imaging, highlighting a need for improved education about radiation risks in pregnancy. More information can be found […]

Researchers affiliated with the UK and Ireland Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register have published the data they have collected relating to the safety of zonisamide use in pregnancy. More details available here.

Researchers from the University of Washington, Harvard Medical School, the University of California San Diego, and the US Food and Drug Administration have published the results of a pilot study investigating the feasibility of using a mobile app to collect supplementary health data from pregnant women. More details can be found here. Photo by Rahul Chakraborty on Unsplash

Researchers from Aarhus University Hospital have conducted a population-based linkage of national administrative healthcare utilisation datasets to assess the risk of severe cardiac malformation following maternal first trimester antidepressant use. Interesting findings were described for the venlafaxine exposed cohort. Further information can be found here. Photo by Nastya Dulhiier on Unsplash

Researchers from 11 academic or community hospitals in Massachusetts have published the results of a multi-centre cohort study describing the clinical outcomes of neonates born to mothers who tested positive for CV-19 in pregnancy, and the clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with positive neonatal test results. More information can be found here. Photo by Peter Oslanec on Unsplash

Researchers affiliated to the V-safe monitoring system in the US have released preliminary safety data for the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The published article can be found here. Photo by Hakan Nural on Unsplash

Researchers from the University of Dundee, University of South Denmark and the University of Oslo (ENTIS Associate Member Prof Hedvig Nordeng) have collaborated on a meta-analysis examining malformation risks following maternal antithyroid drug use, calculating absolute risks for each of the different medication exposure groups. More information can be found here. Photo by Olga DeLawrence on Unsplash