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2003 AUG 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal gabapentin exposure doesn't compromise pregnancy or developing infants.
"The objective of this study was to assess the safety of gabapentin (Neurontin) exposure in human pregnancy. Prospective and retrospective data concerning 51 fetuses, including 3 twin gestations, were collected from 39 women with epilepsy and other disorders exposed to gabapentin during pregnancy. Data were collected and evaluated about the 44 live births, including maternal demographics, diagnosis, treatment and complications, and fetal complications and outcomes," researchers in the United States reported.
"The results of this study showed that the rates of maternal complication, cesarean section, miscarriage, low birth weight, and malformation were less than or similar to those seen in the general population or among women with epilepsy," wrote G. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Maternal gabapentin exposure doesn't compromise pregnancy or...