RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Antiepileptics, pregnancy and the child
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 13
OP 16
DO 10.1136/dtb.2005.43213
VO 43
IS 2
YR 2005
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/43/2/13.abstract
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