Findings using data from 2 UK cohorts.

Evidence from the Wirral Child Health and Development study.

Valproate must not be used in any woman or girl able to have children unless they are supported by a Pregnancy Prevention Programme (PPP).

School-aged children performed better at self-care, motor, mobility tasks.

Preventing critical COVID-19 infection is important for both mother and foetus.

Data suggest pregnancy is safe with respect to pregnancy-related, perinatal outcomes.

Findings point to need for improved integration of care.

Results from a large EUROmediCAT study.

Recommendations are expected to improve outcomes.

The agent can safely be considered as alternative to protease inhibitors.

Longitudinal study fills in gaps in research on opioid use in women of child-bearing age.

The 2 cases were described in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Results from a meta-analysis of 46 studies.

Clinicians are asked to use the review’s findings to discuss the potential risks to the baby associated with epilepsy medicines and untreated epilepsy.