ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Self-Reported Medication Use among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Five European Countries.
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- Estimating the Prevalence of Prescribed Medication Use in Pregnancy with a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Drug safety · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of systemic antibacterial use during pregnancy worldwide: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of self-medication practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for pharmacy practice in supporting public health measures.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Safe use of human milk for preterms in the context of maternal polypharmacy: a framework to improve practices.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Investigation of Teratogenic Concerns in the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 Era.Birth defects research · 2026Article
- Pragmatic and contextualized methods selection for safety assessment of infant systemic exposure through human milk: the Milk4baby decision tree approach - a contribution from the concePTION project.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and pregnancy: A European study on pre- and post-infection medication use.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2024Observational
- Medication Use Among Pregnant Women With SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Risk of Hospitalization-A Study in Two Brazilian Hospitals.Journal of pregnancy · 2024Article
- The most common medications dispensed to lactating persons: An electronic health record-based approach.Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety · 2023Article
- Medication Intake as a Factor for Non-Initiation and Cessation of Breastfeeding: A Prospective Cohort Study in Greece during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Potentially harmful medication use and the associated factors among pregnant women visiting antenatal care clinics in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2023Article
- Development and design of the BELpREG registration system for the collection of real-world data on medication use in pregnancy and mother-infant outcomes.Frontiers in drug safety and regulation · 2023Article
- It is the time to change the paradigms of pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical research!Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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- Comment to "Pregnancy and COVID-19, focus on vaccine and pharmacological treatment".Journal of reproductive immunology · 2022Article
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- Registered Clinical Trials Comprising Pregnant Women in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- High Medication Non-Adherence Rates and its Drivers in the General Population: A Cross-sectional Study Using the OMAS-37 Adherence Survey Tool.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Insight into the epidemiology of perinatal medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic is scarce. Therefore, a cross-sectional study using an anonymous web survey was performed in Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom (UK) to investigate the prevalence and type of medications used by pregnant and breast-feeding women during the first pandemic wave. Factors associated with medication use were estimated by logistic regression. In total, 8378 women participated (i.e., 3666 pregnant and 4712 breastfeeding women). Most responses were collected in Norway (34%) and The Netherlands (28%), followed by Switzerland (19%), Ireland (17%) and UK (2%). Participants were more often professionally active and more often had a higher educational level compared to the general birthing population in each country. Overall, approximately 60% of women reported having used at least 1 medication in the preceding 3 months. Daily and occasional use was reported by 34% and 42% of pregnant and 29% and 44% of breastfeeding women. The most prevalent ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical) categories were the nervous system, the respiratory system, the alimentary tract/metabolism, and the musculo-skeletal system. Paracetamol, ibuprofen, antacids, and cetirizine were the most frequently used medications. The rate of antibacterial use was lower than previously reported. Having a chronic illness, country, maternal age, SARS-CoV-2 testing, professional status and time since delivery were associated with medication use. In conclusion, perinatal medication use was highly prevalent during the first pandemic wave, underlining the importance of maintaining counseling efforts on medication use, even in times of disrupted healthcare services and/or limited resources.
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