Sodium valproate in pregnancy: what are the risks and should we use a shared decision-making approach?

Abstract Background Despite significant teratogenic risks, sodium valproate is still widely prescribed in many countries to women of childbearing age, as a mood stabiliser in bipolar disorder and also in epilepsy. The UK has recently banned valproate use in women who are not in a pregnancy preventio...

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Main Authors: Alastair Macfarlane, Trisha Greenhalgh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1842-x