PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Antiepileptics, pregnancy and the child AID - 10.1136/dtb.2005.43213 DP - 2005 Feb 01 TA - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin PG - 13--16 VI - 43 IP - 2 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/43/2/13.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/43/2/13.full SO - Drug Ther Bull2005 Feb 01; 43 AB - Relevant BNF section: 4.8Around 3-6 in every 1,000 pregnant women have epilepsy, and many of them are taking antiepileptic therapy. Such treatment, and the epilepsy itself, are associated with important adverse outcomes in the child.1,2 Here we review the evidence on such problems and update our previous advice on the use of antiepileptic treatment in women who are pregnant or planning to conceive.3