| Study | Type of data | Exposure measurement | Outcome assessment | Adjustment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrahimi (control unexposed, disease free), 2015 | prospective cohort | Pregnant women registered to this database are followed prospectively either through telephone interviews every three months, or by visits to the university-based outpatient clinic. All self-reported data are collected through standardized questionnaires. | Pregnant women registered to this database are followed prospectively either through telephone interviews every three months, or by visits to the university-based outpatient clinic. Details of neonatal health and birth defects were confirmed with the child’s physician by letter communication. | None |
| Ebrahimi (control unexposed, sick), 2015 | prospective cohort | Pregnant women registered to this database are followed prospectively either through telephone interviews every three months, or by visits to the university-based outpatient clinic. All self-reported data are collected through standardized questionnaires. | Pregnant women registered to this database are followed prospectively either through telephone interviews every three months, or by visits to the university-based outpatient clinic. Details of neonatal health and birth defects were confirmed with the child’s physician by letter communication. | None |
| Nguyen (control exposed to IFN), 2019 | prospective cohort | Data in the MSBase registry, including prospective pregnancy data, is entered in real time or near real time, as part of routine clinical visits. Information collected included: disease-modifying therapies exposure before and during pregnancy. | Data in the MSBase registry, including prospective pregnancy data, is entered in real time or near real time, as part of routine clinical visits. Information collected included pregnancy outcomes. | None |
| Nguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 | prospective cohort | Data in the MSBase registry, including prospective pregnancy data, is entered in real time or near real time, as part of routine clinical visits. Information collected included: disease-modifying therapies exposure before and during pregnancy. | Data in the MSBase registry, including prospective pregnancy data, is entered in real time or near real time, as part of routine clinical visits. Information collected included pregnancy outcomes. | None |
| Portaccio (control exposed to IFN), 2018 | prospective cohort | All the patients were regularly followed up every 6 months and in the case of relapse. | Data were collected by the neurologist within 6 months after the delivery using a standardized information form dealing with pregnancy outcomes. In case of problems, the baby’s clinical charts were reviewed. | None |
| Portaccio (control unexposed, sick), 2018 | prospective cohort | All the patients were regularly followed up every 6 months and in the case of relapse. | Data were collected by the neurologist within 6 months after the delivery using a standardized information form dealing with pregnancy outcomes. In case of problems, the baby’s clinical charts were reviewed. | Stepwise multivariable logistic and linear models were used. Possible confounders the main demographic and clinical variables and other variables with (p < 0.20) in univariate analysis, among educational level, previous pregnancies and abortions, smoking, alcohol and substance exposure during pregnancy, gestational age, and sex. |