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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Early Postnatal Outcome and Care after in Utero Exposure to Lithium: A Single Center Analysis of a Belgian Tertiary University Hospital.

Marlien Torfs, Titia Hompes, Michael Ceulemans, Kristel Van Calsteren, Christine Vanhole, Anne Smits

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marlien TorfsDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Titia HompesMind-Body Research Unit, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Michael CeulemansL-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4130-5869
Kristel Van CalsterenDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Christine VanholeDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Anne SmitsL-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0710-6698
KU Leuven · BENetherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Knowledge of the impact of in utero exposure to lithium during the postnatal period is limited. Besides a possible teratogenic effect during the first trimester, exposure during the second and third trimesters might lead to neonatal effects. Uniform guidelines for postnatal management of these neonates are lacking. The aim was to retrospectively describe all neonates admitted to the University Hospitals Leuven after in utero exposure to lithium (January 2010 to April 2020), and to propose a postnatal care protocol. Descriptive statistics were performed. For continuous parameters with serial measurements, median population values were calculated. In total, 10 mother-neonate pairs were included. The median gestational age was 37 (interquartile range, IQR, 36-39) weeks. Neonatal plasma lithium concentration at birth was 0.65 (IQR 0.56-0.83) mmol/L with a median neonate/mother ratio of 1.02 (IQR 0.87-1.08). Three neonates needed respiratory support, 7/10 started full enteral (formula) feeding on day 1. The median length of neonatal stay was 8.5 (IQR 8-12) days. One neonate developed nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. This study reported in detail the postnatal characteristics and short-term neonatal outcomes. A postnatal care protocol was proposed, to enhance the quality of care for future neonates, and to guide parental counselling. Future prospective protocol evaluation is needed.

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LithiumBelgiumFemaleGestational AgeHospitals, UniversityHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPregnancyRetrospective StudiesLithiumin utero exposurelithiumneonatepostnatal care

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PMID36011745
PMCPMC9407712
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