Maternal use of sedative drugs and its effects on pregnancy outcomes: a Finnish birth cohort study

Autor: Satu-Maarit Björkstedt, Hannu Kautiainen, Ulla Tuomi, Mika Gissler, Pirjo Pennanen, Johan G. Eriksson, Merja K. Laine
Přispěvatelé: Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital Area, Clinicum, Research Programs Unit, Johan Eriksson / Principal Investigator
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
ISSN: 2045-2322
Popis: Our aim was to evaluate maternal use of sedative drugs before, during, and after pregnancy and to assess the influence of use of these drugs on pregnancy outcomes. The study cohort (N = 6231) consists of all primiparous women, who lived in the city of Vantaa, Finland, and who delivered a singleton between 2009 and 2015. Data were obtained from Finnish national health registers. Of the women, 3.2% (n = 202) purchased at least once sedative drugs within 90 days before conception, during pregnancy and/or within 90 days after delivery. Sedative drug users were older, less likely to cohabitate, more often smokers, had lower educational attainment and had more mental diseases (for all p
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