Bias from restricting to live births when estimating effects of prescription drug use on pregnancy complications: A simulation.

Elizabeth A SuarezSuzanne N LandiMitchell M Conover Michele Jonsson Funk

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)

Conditioning on live birth can be problematic when studying pregnancy complications. Simple quantitative selection bias analysis in populations restricted to live births may not fully account for selection bias.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors
high resolution
pregnant women
virtual reality