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S Rowe-Gardener

Maternal and Foetal Outcome of Anti-epileptic Drug Use in Pregnancy in Afro-Caribbean Patients

Issue: 
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.172
Pages: 
48-52
Synopsis: 
This study showed an increased risk of adverse foetal outcome in infants exposed in utero (p = 0.04) to anti-epileptic drugs (AED). Maternal outcome in exposed mothers was not statistically significant (p = 0.06).

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the maternal and foetal outcomes of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) use during pregnancy, in women of Afro-Caribbean descent, seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

Accepted: 
20 Dec, 2017
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e-Published: 22 Dec, 2017
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