Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists

Late intrauterine deaths (> 22 weeks) / Stillbirths

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type  Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S18797
R80002
Chou, 2025 Stillbirth (foetal death at or after 20 completed weeks of gestation) 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No GLP1-RA indication: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) 1.09 [0.23;5.26] 2/68   7/260 9 68
ref
S18768
R79859
Dao (Controls exposed to metformin/insulin), 2024 Stillbirth (≥22 weeks) 1st trimester prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No GLP1-RA indication: Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) or Unspecified 1.12 [0.07;18.04] C
excluded (control group)
1/114   1/127 2 114
ref
S18806
R80015
Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 Stillbirth (≥22 weeks) 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No GLP1-RA indication: Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) or Unspecified 0.26 [0.03;2.35] C 1/114   4/121 5 114
ref
Total 2 studies 0.66 [0.17;2.53] 14 182
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF Chou, 2025Chou, 2025 1.09[0.23; 5.26]96865%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: criticalROB reporting: moderate Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024Dao, 2024 1 0.26[0.03; 2.35]511435%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: moderateROB classification: moderateROB missing: unclearROB mesure: criticalROB reporting: moderate Total (2 studies) I2 = 8% 0.66[0.17; 2.53]141820.25.01.0ROB: A: confounding, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0.66[0.17; 2.53]141828%NAChou, 2025 Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 0.26[0.03; 2.35]5114 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 exposed to other treatment, sickexposed to other treatment, sick 1.09[0.23; 5.21]968 -NAChou, 2025 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 0.66[0.17; 2.53]141828%NAChou, 2025 Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 2 GLP1-RA indication   - Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) ...  - Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) or Unspecified 0.26[0.03; 2.35]5114 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1   - Type 2 diabetes (T2D)  - Type 2 diabetes (T2D) 1.09[0.23; 5.21]968 -NAChou, 2025 1 All studiesAll studies 0.66[0.17; 2.53]141828%NAChou, 2025 Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 20.15.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

not enought points

p values plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 18768

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls Out of scale0.26[0.03; 2.35]5114 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.10[0.28; 4.29]111820%NAChou, 2025 Dao (Controls exposed to metformin/insulin), 2024 20.510.01.0

Umbrella review (other published meta-analyses)

Published MAControlPeriodTE95% CIn exposedkI2 Armstrong (Stillbirths)Armstrong (Stillbirths) Out of scale0.29[0.07; 1.20]0%-Wwhatever (meta-analysis)Before-Any3 months (or more) before pregnancy or during pregnancystudies TTT-9 metaPregmetaPreg 0.66[0.17; 2.53]8%182----Chou, 2025 Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 20.510.01.0