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01-12-2019 | Antiepileptic Drugs | Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The impact of neuropsychiatric disease on fetal growth: a case–control study

Authors: Lara Südekum, Anke Redlich, Anja Radusch, Sven Seeger, Siegfried Kropf, Ligang Zhou, Serban-Dan Costa, Gerhard Jorch, Anke Rissmann

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 6/2019

Abstract

Purpose

To determine the impact of depression, epilepsy and drug abuse during pregnancy on delivery and fetal outcome. Due to the worldwide increasing prevalence of neurological and psychiatric diseases and drug abuse, the number of affected pregnant women is increasing.

Methods

A large-scale retrospective case–control analysis of pregnancies affected by depression, epilepsy or drug abuse with and without medication was conducted in two German perinatal centres between 2013 and 2017. The case group consisted of 706 pregnant women who had a diagnosis of depression, epilepsy or drug abuse vs. 12,574 pregnant women without neuropsychiatric diagnosis (control group). The analysis included the rate of intrauterine growth restriction, birth weight and length, neonatal head circumference.

Results

Significant differences in the subgroups were found in the parameters intrauterine growth restriction, birth weight, length and head circumference. Women with epilepsy were affected less often than women with depression and substance abuse. Major differences were found in the group of women with substance abuse. Negative associations were found within the non-pharmacologically managed disease group itself compared to women exposed to medication.

Conclusion

The present results demonstrated a negative association between maternal neurological or psychiatric disease and pregnancy outcome in the examined parameters. However, the non-pharmacologically treated maternal disease was identified as a risk factor itself.

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Title: The impact of neuropsychiatric disease on fetal growth: a case–control study
Authors: Lara Südekum
Anke Redlich
Anja Radusch
Sven Seeger
Siegfried Kropf
Ligang Zhou
Serban-Dan Costa
Gerhard Jorch
Anke Rissmann
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Antiepileptic Drugs
Mood Disorders
Affective Disorder
Substance Abuse
Epilepsy
Substance Abuse
Antiepileptic Drugs
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-019-05361-z

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The impact of neuropsychiatric disease on fetal growth: a case–control study

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