Use of azathioprine and corticosteroids during pregnancy and birth outcome in women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease

ConclusionUse of azathioprine and corticosteroids was often reduced or discontinued before or during early pregnancy followed by an increased use of corticosteroids later in pregnancy. Women diagnosed with IBD and with prescriptions for azathioprine and/or corticosteroids, have an increased risk of LBW, pre‐term birth, and SGA. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 106:494–499, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - June 13, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Anne Veie Plauborg, Anne Vinkel Hansen, Ester Garne Tags: Research Article Source Type: research