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Anesthesiology
T. Bleeser, S. Devroe, N. Lucas, T. Debels, M. Van de Velde, J. Lemiere, J. Deprest, S. Rex
Summary: This study investigated the impact of prenatal anesthesia for maternal surgery on neurodevelopmental outcomes and found no significant association between prenatal exposure to anesthesia and impaired neurodevelopmental outcomes in the general population.
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Clinical Neurology
Mollie E. Wood, Rebecca C. Burch, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz
Summary: The study utilized a U.S. healthcare claims database to describe medication use patterns in pregnant women with migraine. The most commonly filled prescription for migraineurs before pregnancy was for triptans, with a decline in certain medications in early pregnancy and intermittent use of others throughout pregnancy. Polypharmacy involving both preventive and acute medications was common before pregnancy but decreased in the first trimester.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Megan G. Bragg, Elizabeth L. Prado, Christine P. Stewart
Summary: Choline and DHA are important nutrients for child neurodevelopment and health, but may be lacking in the diets of pregnant and lactating women and young children in low- and middle-income countries. More research is needed to understand the specific, long-term effects of perinatal intake of these nutrients in different contexts.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Hjorth, Caroline H. Hemmingsen, Justine Benevent, Anne Broe, Anton Pottegaard, Lina S. Morch, Maarit K. Leinonen, Susanne K. Kjaer, Marie Hargreave, Hedvig Nordeng
Summary: The research on the association between maternal medication use and childhood cancer shows significant heterogeneity, lacking uniform cancer classification systems, exposure windows, and methods for controlling potential confounders. Future studies need to emphasize consistency and transparency in methodology to enhance comparability.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Maria Wesolowska, Alison J. Yeates, Emeir M. Mcsorley, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Conrad F. Shamlaye, Gary J. Myers, Jj Strain, Maria S. Mulhern
Summary: This article discusses the importance of selenium for normal neurodevelopment and its potential role in mitigating the effects of methylmercury exposure from fish consumption. Studies show that selenium concentrations among pregnant women globally are insufficient, and the role of selenium in child development and its interactions with methylmercury are inconclusive.
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Neurosciences
Anton Tokariev, Victoria C. Oberlander, Mari Videman, Sampsa Vanhatalo
Summary: The effects of maternal SRI medication on infants' early neurodevelopment, specifically cortical frequency-specific and cross-frequency interactions, were studied. The study found that the sleep-related dynamics of PPC networks were affected by in utero SRI exposure, but these alterations did not correlate to later neurocognitive development. Phase-amplitude coupling was found to be suppressed in SRI infants and was linked to their neurocognitive outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Laura A. Beggan, Maria S. Mulhern, Hanne K. Maehre, Emeir M. Mcsorley, Alison J. Yeates, Alexis Zavez, Sally W. Thurston, Conrad Shamlaye, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Philip W. Davidson, Gary J. Myers, J. J. Strain, Edel O. Elvevoll
Summary: This study investigated the association between taurine concentrations and birth anthropometric measures and cognitive development in a high fish consuming population. The results showed no significant associations between taurine concentrations and these outcomes.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Wu-Cai Xiao, Xin Li, Rui Shan, Fang Mei, Shi-Bing Song, Jing Chen, Bang-Kai Sun, Chun-Hui Yuan, Zheng Liu
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate whether pregnancy is associated with the progression of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) before surgical treatment. The findings from the retrospective cohort study showed no significant association between pregnancy and DTC progression.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Chen Liu, Samuel Pace, Rebecca Bromley, Ruth Dobson
Summary: This article examines the long-term effects of treatments used for common long-term neurological conditions diagnosed in early adulthood, and discusses strategies to improve future knowledge.
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Environmental Sciences
Zachariah E. M. Morgan, Maximilian J. Bailey, Diana I. Trifonova, Noopur C. Naik, William B. Patterson, Frederick W. Lurmann, Howard H. Chang, Bradley S. Peterson, Michael I. Goran, Tanya L. Alderete
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationships between prenatal ambient air pollution exposure and neurodevelopment during infancy. The findings showed that higher prenatal exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 was negatively associated with cognitive, motor, and language development in infants.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lionel Larcin, Anouk Neven, Christine Damase-Michel, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou
Summary: This study implemented a new retrospective Belgian national cohort called BeMeP, which linked national dispensing data with birth and death certificates and hospital stay data for pregnant women in Belgium. The BeMeP database provides valuable potential resource for studying the associations between medication exposure during pregnancy and outcomes.
PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Marie C. Conway, Alison J. Yeates, Tanzy M. Love, Daniel Weller, Emeir M. McSorley, Maria S. Mulhern, Maria Wesolowska, Gene E. Watson, Gary J. Myers, Conrad F. Shamlaye, Juliette Henderson, Philip W. Davidson, Edwin van Wijngaarden, J. J. Strain
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal fish consumption and child neurodevelopmental outcomes. It was found that greater fish consumption during pregnancy was marginally associated with better nonverbal intelligence test performance at age 5. However, when comparing high and low fish consumption groups, no significant associations were found.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Holly M. Crowe, Amelia K. Wesselink, Lauren A. Wise, Susan S. Jick, Kenneth J. Rothman, Ellen M. Mikkelsen, Henrik T. Sorensen, Elizabeth E. Hatch
Summary: This study evaluates the association between pre-pregnancy migraine diagnosis and medication use with the risk of spontaneous abortion. The findings suggest that the use of certain migraine medications may increase the risk of spontaneous abortion.
JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
(2022)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Angela Lupattelli, Nhung T. H. Trinh, Hedvig Nordeng
Summary: This study examined the association between maternal personality traits and prenatal medication use, as well as the potential confounding effects of maternal neuroticism on the association between prenatal antidepressant use and ADHD in offspring. Data from nearly 9,000 pregnant women were analyzed, and an adjusted logistic regression analysis was performed. The results showed a strong association between high neuroticism and prenatal use of antidepressants, benzodiazepines/z-hypnotics, and analgesic opioids. The study also suggested that high neuroticism could explain the association between prenatal antidepressant use and ADHD.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Silvia Segovia Chacon, Par Karlsson, Carolyn E. Cesta
Summary: This study investigated the proportion of children with major congenital malformations (MCM) detected at different lengths of follow-up and compared them to the proportion detected at 1 year after birth. The results showed that the proportion of children with detected MCM varied by MCM subgroup and follow-up time. The study suggests that the length of child follow-up should be chosen based on the expected age at detection for specific MCM subgroups in medication safety studies during pregnancy.
PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)