major congenital malformations (MCMS)

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

Issue:

Vol 71, Issue 1: 2024

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).

Received:

06 Sep, 2017

Accepted:

20 Dec, 2017

Published:

30 Mar, 2024

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