Use of real‐world evidence from healthcare utilization data to evaluate drug safety during pregnancy

KF Huybrechts, BT Bateman… - … and drug safety, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Because preapproval clinical trials typically exclude pregnant women, the evidence
on drug safety during pregnancy required to inform drug labeling must come from …

Antidepressant use in pregnancy and the risk of cardiac defects

KF Huybrechts, K Palmsten, J Avorn… - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Whether the use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other
antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of congenital cardiac …

Lithium use in pregnancy and the risk of cardiac malformations

E Patorno, KF Huybrechts, BT Bateman… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background There has been concern that exposure to lithium early in pregnancy may be
associated with a marked increase in the risk of Ebstein's anomaly (a right ventricular …

Increase in prescription opioid use during pregnancy among Medicaid-enrolled women

RJ Desai, S Hernandez-Diaz, BT Bateman… - Obstetrics & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To report the prevalence of prescription opioid use and evaluate the trends in a
large cohort of Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women. METHODS: A cohort of pregnancies …

Antidepressant use late in pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

KF Huybrechts, BT Bateman, K Palmsten, RJ Desai… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
antidepressant use during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the …

Antipsychotic medication use among publicly insured pregnant women in the United States

Y Park, KF Huybrechts, JM Cohen… - Psychiatric …, 2017 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Given the increasing use and broadening of indications for use of antipsychotic
medications in the general population, as well as the paucity of information on the safety of …

Hydroxychloroquine early in pregnancy and risk of birth defects

KF Huybrechts, BT Bateman, Y Zhu, L Straub… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Hydroxychloroquine is generally considered safe in pregnancy for the treatment
of rheumatic conditions, but studies have been too small to evaluate teratogenicity …

A propensity-score-based fine stratification approach for confounding adjustment when exposure is infrequent

RJ Desai, KJ Rothman, BT Bateman… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: When exposure is infrequent, propensity-score matching results in reduced
precision because it discards a large proportion of unexposed patients. To our knowledge …

Comparison of methods to reduce bias from clinical prediction models of postpartum depression

Y Park, J Hu, M Singh, I Sylla… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The lack of standards in methods to reduce bias for clinical algorithms presents
various challenges in providing reliable predictions and in addressing health disparities …

Neurodevelopmental disorders among publicly or privately insured children in the United States

L Straub, BT Bateman, S Hernandez-Diaz… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Neurodevelopmental disorders are associated with poor health and social
outcomes. Population-based data on incidence, age at diagnosis, and demographic …