Risks of prematurity and low birth weight associated with trimester-specific prenatal benzodiazepine exposure
Benzodiazepine exposure during the third trimester, but not the first or second trimesters, increased the risks of PTB and SGA. This result may reflect the direct effects of benzodiazepine on fetal development or the intrauterine environment.
Authors
- Vincent Chin‐Hung Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1971-4922)
- Mong‐Liang Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3184-6554)
- Yi‐Lung Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-5814)
- Robert Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-6397)
- Kai‐Liang Kao
- Shu‐I Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-5613)
- Yi-Chen Lee
Institutions
- Asia University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Mackay Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Mackay Medical University (TW)
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Wan Fang Hospital (TW)
- Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.240063
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- King's College London
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London