Fludiazepam

Exposed non-exposed studies (cohort)

Study Country
Study period
Population source Exposure definition Non-exposure definition Sample size Rmk
Meng a (Controls unexposed, sibling), 2023 Taiwan
2004 - 2018
All singleton pregnancies of females aged 15–50 years who gave birth during the study period. Sibling with at least one Fludiazepam prescription received by the mother during early pregnancy (the first 20 weeks of pregnancy). sibling
Discordant matched sibling without benzodiazepine or Z-hypnotic prescriptions from 30 days before the date of the estimated last menstrual period to the end of the 20th week of pregnancy.
-9 / -9 Number of exposures not provided (authors provided number of Exposure discordant pairs and number of Case discordant pairs).
Meng a (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 Taiwan
2004 - 2018
All singleton pregnancies of females aged 15–50 years who gave birth during the study period. At least one Fludiazepam prescription received by a mother during early pregnancy (the first 20 weeks of pregnancy). unexposed, sick
Pregnant women with no benzodiazepine or Z-hypnotic prescriptions from 30 days before the date of the estimated last menstrual period to the end of the 20th week of pregnancy.
6935 / 2763896 Use of results obtained with PS-FSW because more exposures, with a sick control group and sensitivity analyses (sibling control study, and paternal negative control design) that obtained similar results.
Meng b, 2023 Taiwan
2004 - 2018
Women with pregnancies from both the two national health databases. Women receiving at least 1 prescription of Fludiazepam during the risk period only (1-28 days before miscarriage). unexposed, sick
Women receiving at least 1 prescription of Fludiazepam during the reference period only (181-208 days before the last menstrual period).
136134 / 134864 Use of Case-Time-Control (CTC) Design OR => nb of exposures/cases/controls not applicable; and the main Reference period, i.e 181 to 208 days before the last menstrual period.

Case-control studies (cohort)

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Study period
Case Control Sample size Rmk

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