• Association of Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medication With Risk of Autism and Intellectual Disability 

      Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Zoega, Helga; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Cohen, Jacqueline Mallory; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Furu, Kari; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Gissler, Mika; Halfdanarson, Oskar; Igland, Jannicke; Sun, Yuelian; Tomson, Torbjörn; Alvestad, Silje; Christensen, Jakob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Importance: Women with epilepsy frequently need antiseizure medication (ASM) to prevent seizures in pregnancy. Risk of neurodevelopmental disorders after prenatal exposure to AMSs is uncertain. Objective: To determine ...
    • Prescribing patterns for higher dose folic acid in pregnant women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication 

      Vegrim, Håkon Magne; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Igland, Jannicke; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Alvestad, Silje; Gissler, Mika; Leinonen, Maarit; Sun, Yuelian; Zoega, Helga; Christensen, Jakob; Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Tomson, Torbjörn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Objective: This study was undertaken to characterize the use of higher doses of folic acid (≥1 mg daily) in relation to pregnancy in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication ...
    • Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries: A multinational cross-sectional study 

      Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna; van den Akker, Thomas; Rydahl, Eva; Beeckman, Katrien; Bogaerts, Annick; Binfa, Lorena; Frith, Lucy; Gross, Mechthild M.; Misselwitz, Björn; Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind; Daly, Deirdre; Corcoran, Paul; Calleja-Agius, Jean; Calleja, Neville; Gatt, Miriam; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Declercq, Eugene; Gissler, Mika; Heino, Anna; Lindgren, Helena; de Jonge, Ank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between commonly used childbirth interventions and adverse ...