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More on antiepileptic drug exposure in utero
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About six of every thousand pregnant women has epilepsy and congenital malformations have been reported in up to 14% of children exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in utero. A retrospective study in Aberdeen (
) has given more data.
Of a total of 411 women who took AEDs in pregnancy between 1976 and 2000, 258 were contacted and 149 took part in the study. They had …