Midazolam

Study Type of data Exposure measurement Outcome assessment Adjustment
Meng a (Controls unexposed, sibling), 2023 population based cohort retrospective The National Health Insurance (NHI) database that comprises anonymised health insurance claims for visits, procedures, and prescriptions for more than 99% of the population in Taiwan (about 23 million). The National Birth Certificate Application (BCA) database that includes notably gestational age at birth, birth date of newborns, singleton or multiple pregnancy, birthweight, and birth outcomes. Siblings. Singletons only. Adjusted for maternal age, sex of the infant, birth year, psychiatric medical conditions, tobacco use, alcohol use, drug abuse, and obstetric comorbidity index scores.
Meng a (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 population based cohort retrospective The National Health Insurance (NHI) database that comprises anonymised health insurance claims for visits, procedures, and prescriptions for more than 99% of the population in Taiwan (about 23 million). The National Birth Certificate Application (BCA) database that includes notably gestational age at birth, birth date of newborns, singleton or multiple pregnancy, birthweight, and birth outcomes. Singletons only. Propensity score (PS-FSW) to control for maternal age and nationality, sex of the infant and year of birth, indications for use (eg, anxiety, insomnia, depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and bipolar disorder), lifestyle factors (obesity, tobacco, alcohol, ...), chronic maternal comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, ...), medication use, obstetric comorbidity, health-care use.
Noh, 2022 population based cohort retrospective The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database that comprises notably healthcare utilization (e.g., drug prescription and medical procedure). Major congenital malformations were identified by diagnostic records, according to the ICD-10 codes defined by the European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies classification. Exclusion of exposures to known teratogens during 1st trimester. Adjusted for maternal age, type of insurance, maternal psychiatric conditions (e.g., bipolar disorder, depression/mood disorder, anxiety, and sleep disorder), maternal conditions (e.g., epilepsy, headache, diabetes, hypertension), parity, plurality, concomitant medications (e.g., antidepressants, ...), and healthcare utilization.

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