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Researchers from Seoul National University (Republic of Korea), have published a population-based, propensity score matched cohort study investigating fetal and childhood outcomes following maternal statin use in pregnancy. More information is available here.

A collaborative group of Brazilian researchers has published a systematic review and meta analysis of autism spectrum disorder risk following maternal antiseizure medication (ASM) use in pregnancy. The updated analysis provides pooled risk estimates for specific ASMs, demonstrating increased risks for carbamazepine, valproate and oxcarbazepine. More information can be found here.

An update to the existing European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) points to consider for use of antirheumatic drugs in reproduction, pregnancy, and lactation have been published. More information is available here. Photo by Anna Auza on Unsplash

Researchers from Montreal, Canada, have published a systematic review of the available evidence on maternal cabergoline use in pregnancy and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. More information is available here.

Orna Diav-Citrin (Israeli TIS) and Corinna Weber-Schoendorfer (TIS Berlin) have published a mini narrative review of early pregnancy exposure to methotrexate and misoprostol (see here) Associate members Marleen van Gelder and Hedvig Nordeng (University of Oslo) have collaborated with researchers from the University of Queensland and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health to analyse data from linked Norwegian datasets to […]

Researchers affiliated to the School of Public Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer-Sheva, Israel), have published the results of a study conducted using Clalit Health Services insurance claims data investigating malformation risks following maternal first trimester pseudoephedrine use. The results indicated that fetal exposure was not an independent risk factor for major congenital malformations, either overall or by […]

Professor Lavinia Schuler-Faccini (Porto Alegre TIS) and colleagues have published an overview of epidemiological surveillance in congenital anomalies and rare diseases in Brazil. More information here. Dr Alice Panchaud (TIS Lausanne) and colleagues have published a retrospective analysis of Swiss claims data assessing exposure to potentially teratogenic medications before and during the first trimester of pregnancy. More information here. The […]