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SUBMITTER: Bobo WV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3481178 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bobo William V WV Davis Robert L RL Toh Sengwee S Li De-Kun DK Andrade Susan E SE Cheetham T Craig TC Pawloski Pamala P Dublin Sascha S Pinheiro Simone S Hammad Tarek T Scott Pamela E PE Epstein Richard A RA Arbogast Patrick G PG Morrow James A JA Dudley Judith A JA Lawrence Jean M JM Avalos Lyndsay A LA Cooper William O WO
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 20121101 6
<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about the extent of antiepileptic drug (AED) use in pregnancy, particularly for newer agents. Our objective was to assess whether AED use has increased among pregnant women in the US, 2001-2007.<h4>Methods</h4> We analysed data from the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP) database, 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2007. We identified liveborn deliveries among women, aged 15-45 years on delivery date, who were members of MEPREP health ...[more]