Medicines in pregnancy : building a Scottish surveillance system

Bennie, Marion and Kurdi, Amanj and McTaggart, Stuart and Mueller, Tanja and Proud, Euan and Wood, Rachael (2024) Medicines in pregnancy : building a Scottish surveillance system. In: Scottish Public Health Conference 2024, 2024-05-01 - 2024-05-01, The Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde.

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Abstract

Some medicines have the potential to cause harm to the developing child if taken during pregnancy. In July 2020, the Cumberlege Report, ‘First do no harm’, included examination of the harms of sodium valproate, an anti-seizure medication, during pregnancy. In March 2021, the Scottish Government published its delivery plan.