The ENTIS Board and Scientific Committee are happy to announce that Professor Per Damkier (MD, PhD) has been elected as the new chair of the ENTIS Scientific Committee. The Board and Scientific Committee are also pleased to announce that two new members will be joining the committee to replace two retiring members (Professor Hedvig Nordeng and Dr Yusuf Cem Kaplan, […]
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Researchers from the Japan Drug Information Institute in Pregnancy, a member of the ENTIS network, have recently published an observational cohort study where they compared the proportion of infants with major malformations between the infants of born to women taking domperidone (n=519) and non-teratogenic drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy. More information can be found here. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
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ENTIS members from the Berlin TIS have published the largest cohort of ivabradine-exposed pregnancies to date. The case series consisted of 38 prospectively ascertained pregnancies with ivabradine exposure and completed follow-up. More information can be found here. Photo by jesse orrico on Unsplash
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The ENTIS Board and Scientific Committee are pleased to announce the 2021 Scientific Meeting which will take place virtually on two dates in April and May. Please mark your diaries with the following dates and times: Tuesday 20th April 16:00-18:00 CEST Thursday 27th May 16:00-18:00 CEST These online events will include oral presentations along with plenary sessions about COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy […]
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Collaborators from ENTIS and affiliated organisations have published the results of a web-based survey investigating how the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the mental health status of pregnant and breastfeeding women. This multinational survey was promoted in Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the UK between 16 June and 14 July 2020, and identified high levels of depressive […]
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A joint editorial has been published in the journal Birth Defects Research from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, promoting the multidisciplinary approach that is undertaken by these organisations in undertaking birth defects surveillance in the US. More information can be found here. Photo by Peter Oslanec on Unsplash
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A collaborative of researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have published a study investigating the risks of adverse pregnancy or birth outcomes following maternal pertussis vaccination in pregnancy. The study results provided reassuring evidence as to the safety of maternal pertussis vaccination with no increased risks identified. More information can be found here. Photo by CDC on Unsplash
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Researchers from University College Cork in Ireland have performed a systematic review of the literature to explore stillbirth definitions used by high income countries around the world. More information can be found here. Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash
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A new study led from the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany has combined data from several industry and academic pharmacovigilance databases, regulatory organisations and the published literature to describe pregnancy outcomes following maternal use of direct oral anticoagulants. More information can be found here. Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash
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A collaborative of German gastroenterology researchers have published a useful review of published data which provides evidence regarding the safety of vedolizumab use in pregnancy. More information can be found here.
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