| Study | Type of data | Exposure measurement | Outcome assessment | Adjustment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2023 | population based cohort retrospective | Exposure to atypical and typical antipsychotics was defined based on filling 1 or more prescriptions of the respective drug class during the first trimester, the period for organogenesis. => Prescription databases. | Nordic Countries: outcomes are defined based on data from the Medical Birth, Malformation and/or Patient Registers from the date of birth to one year after birth. USA: claims in infant record between birth and birth more 90 days and/or in the maternal record, using both in- and out-patient data. | Propensity score approach to control for potential confounders: demographic factors (maternal age..), treatment indications/mental disorders, maternal/obstetrical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, ...), lifestyle behaviors (tobacco, alcohol, ...), other medications, and health care utilization metrics. Exclusion of pregnancies exposed to a known teratogenic medication. Singleton births only. |
| Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 | population based cohort retrospective | Exposure to atypical and typical antipsychotics was defined based on filling 1 or more prescriptions of the respective drug class during the first trimester, the period for organogenesis. => Prescription databases. | Nordic Countries: outcomes are defined based on data from the Medical Birth, Malformation and/or Patient Registers from the date of birth to one year after birth. USA: claims in infant record between birth and birth more 90 days and/or in the maternal record, using both in- and out-patient data. | Propensity score approach to control for potential confounders: demographic factors (maternal age..), treatment indications/mental disorders, maternal/obstetrical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, ...), lifestyle behaviors (tobacco, alcohol, ...), other medications, and health care utilization metrics. Exclusion of pregnancies exposed to a known teratogenic medication. Singleton births only. |
| Kulkarni, 2024 | prospective cohort | Pregnant women were interviewed and monitored by the research team. With consent, information was also sought from treating clinicians and medical records. | Pregnant women were interviewed and monitored by the research team. With consent, information was also sought from treating clinicians and medical records. | No adjustment. The confounding variables were analyzed using univariate models with just 1 explanatory variable at a time. |
| McKenna, 2005 | prospective cohort | Exposure declared by women during exposure and data were achieved by sending each general practitioner a detailed questionnaire with questions regarding drug history. | This was achieved by sending each general practitioner a detailed questionnaire with questions regarding pregnancy outcome. Once the questionnaire was completed, permission was requested to receive a report from the physician primarily caring for the infant. | No adjustment/match for this exposed group. |
| Peng, 2013 | prospective cohort | A detailed questionnaire completed by all enrolled pregnant women prior to delivery. Once the questionnaire was completed, permission was requested to receive a report from the physician and obstetrician. | The Bayley-III was administered by a psychologist who specialized in this scale and assessed neurodevelopment of children for the hospital. The psychologist was not a part of research team and was blinded during all neurobehavioral development assessments | No adjustment/match for this exposed group. |
| Reis (Control exposed to FGA), 2008 | population based cohort retrospective | Maternal drug use in early pregnancy is recorded from interviews performed by the midwife at the first antenatal care visit, usually before the end of the first trimester. | 3 national health registers: the Medical Birth Register, the Swedish Register of Congenital Malformations, and the Hospital Discharge Register | No adjustment for this exposed group. |
| Reis (Unexposed control, NOS), 2008 | population based cohort retrospective | Maternal drug use in early pregnancy is recorded from interviews performed by the midwife at the first antenatal care visit, usually before the end of the first trimester | 3 national health registers: the Medical Birth Register, the Swedish Register of Congenital Malformations, and the Hospital Discharge Register | No adjustment for this exposed group. |