Association between antibiotic use among pregnant women with urinary tract infections in the first trimester and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 1997 to 2011.

Elizabeth C AilesSuzanne M GilboaSimerpal K GillCheryl S BroussardKrista S CriderRobert J BerryTonia C CarterCharlotte A HobbsJulia D InterranteJennita Reefhuisnull null

Published in: Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology (2017)

Periconceptional exposure to some antibiotics might increase the risk for certain birth defects. However, because individual birth defects are rare, absolute risks should drive treatment decisions.Birth Defects Research (Part A) 106:940-949, 2016.© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keyphrases

gestational age
urinary tract infection
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
quality improvement
replacement therapy