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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2017

Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy is associated with Hirschsprung's disease in newborns - a nationwide cohort study.

Sebastian Werngreen Nielsen, Perniller Møller Ljungdalh, Jan Nielsen, Bente Mertz Nørgård, Niels Qvist

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Article in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Disorders of the enteric nervous system - a holistic view.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sebastian Werngreen NielsenDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology A, Odense University Hospital, and Research Unit of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, DK, Denmark. sebastian@werngreen.com.
Perniller Møller LjungdalhCenter for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, DK, Denmark.
Jan NielsenCenter for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, DK, Denmark.
Bente Mertz NørgårdCenter for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, DK, Denmark.
Niels QvistDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology A, Odense University Hospital, and Research Unit of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, DK, Denmark.
Odense University Hospital · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHirschsprung's disease is a rare condition caused by congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract affecting 1:5000 children. Not much is known about risk factors for development of Hirschsprung's disease. Two clinical cases of hirschsprung's disease led to an investigation of the association between maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy and development of Hirschsprung's Disease in the newborn child. The study examined a nationwide, unselected cohort of children born in Denmark from 1 January 1996 until 12 March 2016 (n = 1,256,317). We applied multivariate models to register-based data to estimate the odds ratio of Hirschsprung's disease, adjusting for possible confounders. The studied exposure period for SSRIs were 30 days prior to conception to the end of the first trimester.

resultsIn the main exposed cohort the prevalence of Hirschsprung's disease was 16/19.807 (0.08%) compared to 584/1.236.510 (0.05%) in the unexposed cohort. In women who redeemed a minimum of one prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the adjusted odds ratio for development of Hirschsprung's disease was 1.76 (95%CI: 1.07-2.92). In women who redeemed a minimum of two prescriptions, the adjusted odds ratio for Hirschsprung's disease was 2.34 (95% CI: 1.21-4.55).

conclusionsOur data suggest that early maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is significantly associated with the development of Hirschsprung's disease in the newborn child. Treatment of depression during pregnancy always has to be weighed against the risks posed by untreated maternal depression. Our results have to be confirmed in other studies.

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AdultDepressionEnteric Nervous SystemFemaleHirschsprung DiseaseHumansInfant, NewbornMultivariate AnalysisNervous System MalformationsOdds RatioPregnancySelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsYoung AdultSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsCongenital malformationDevelopmental biologyEnteric nervous systemHirschsprung’s diseasePaediatric gastroenterologySSRI

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PMID28633635
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