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A Survey of Congenital Abnormalities and Drugs in a Private Practice
Author(s) -
Newman N. M.,
Correy J. F.,
Dudgeon G. I.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1977.tb02610.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , abnormality , drug , first trimester , retrospective cohort study , private practice , pediatrics , obstetrics , gestation , surgery , family medicine , psychiatry , genetics , biology
Summary: A retrospective analysis of drugs ingested in the first trimester of pregnancy in 7,933 consecutive deliveries in patients in a private practice was made. No particular congenital abnormality was found to be associated with any particular drug or group of drugs. However, there was a twofold increase in congenital abnormalities in the group with a positive history of drug intake in the first trimester of pregnancy.