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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 […]

Several interesting studies have been published this week: Researchers affiliated with the School of Public Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel have published an analysis of the Clalit Health Services insurance data investigating congenital malformation risks following first trimester papaverine use – see here. An analysis of the French National Health Data System provides data on […]

Researchers from the EUROmediCAT network have published an analysis of medication use and ocular anomalies. More information is available here. Photo by Amanda Dalbjörn on Unsplash

The safety of influenza vaccine in pregnancy has been investigated in a large population-based cohort study from South Korea. More information is available here. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash

Researchers affiliated with the National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan, have published a case series of certolizumab pegol exposed pregnancies. More information is available here. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash

A collaboration of researchers from Aarhus University, University of Southern Denmark and the University of Copenhagen have published a nationwide population-based cohort study using Danish national registry datasets to investigate associations between prenatal exposure to systemic glucocorticoids and neurodevelopmental impairments. The study, which attempted to stratify glucocorticoid exposure due to prematurity (as a known risk factor for neurodevelopmental impairment), produced […]