This article employs concepts from the field of child development to evaluate recent findings
on the developmental impact of prenatal drug exposure on infants and young children. The …

Most drugs of abuse easily cross the placenta and can affect fetal brain development. In
utero exposures to drugs thus can have long-lasting implications for brain structure and …

Objective To present data on the self-reported use of all types of medicinal products
collected during pregnancy in a large cohort in southwest England. Methods Pregnant …

Background and Objectives Neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood after prenatal drug
exposure raises concerns. Most of the published studies focused on psychotropic …

Aim To systematically review and meta‐analyse studies of neurodevelopmental outcome of
children born to mothers prescribed methadone in pregnancy. Method MEDLINE, Embase …

Purpose Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used during
pregnancy. Findings that prenatal NSAID exposure may affect offspring neurodevelopment …

Many epidemiological studies have assessed the association between maternal antibiotic
exposure during pregnancy and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), while …

In February 2015, given high rates of use of medications by pregnant women and the
relative lack of data on safety and efficacy of many drugs utilized in pregnancy, the Eunice …

Up to 1% of pregnant women undergo anaesthesia for surgery (eg appendicectomy)[1]. The
US Food and Drug Administration warned that repeated or prolonged use of general …

When used during pregnancy, analgesics and psychotropics pass the placenta to enter the
foetal circulation and may induce epigenetic modifications. Where such modifications occur …