Opioid use during pregnancy is not associated with a substantial increase in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders such as ADHD in children, finds a large study from South Korea published by The BMJ today.
Apr 24 2024BMJ Opioid use during pregnancy is not associated with a substantial increase in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders such as ADHD in children, finds a large study from South Korea published by The BMJ today.
Previous studies have shown mixed findings on the association between opioid use in pregnancy and various health outcomes in offspring due to small sample sizes and short follow-up periods. Mothers were grouped according to dose, duration, and frequency of opioid prescriptions during pregnancy and infants were followed up for an average of six years.
Nevertheless, this was a large study based on high quality data and several statistical analyses were carried out to test the strength of the results, providing greater confidence in the conclusions.
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