Use of prescription opioids and other psychotropic drugs during pregnancy and their impact on the mother and developing child: protocol for a cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba and British Columbia, Canada
The study was approved by the University of Manitoba Human Research Ethics Board (No. HS24397 - H2020:470) and the University of British Columbia Clinical Research Ethics Board (No. H21-02262). The study will generate findings that will add to the growing body of evidence of potential short- and long-term adverse effects on children exposed to these drugs prenatally and will help to inform safe prescribing guidelines during pregnancy. Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals.
Authors
- Laurence Y. Katz
- Chelsea Ruth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-0542)
- Christine Leong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-6877)
- Ana Hanlon‐Dearman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-7595)
- Nathan Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-5297)
- Alan Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8280-7024)
- James M. Bolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6319-5181)
- Lauren E. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7567-0816)
- Dan Château (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-820X)
- Marni Brownell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-4404)
- Jennifer Enns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-7582)
- Lindsey Dahl
- Kimberlyn McGrail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-1915)
- Colin R. Dormuth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-8783)
- Jason Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-1398)
- Matthew Dahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9992-0629)
- Deepa Singal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2452-5170)
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AU)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097657
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research