Birth Rates Among Teenagers With Epilepsy in Michigan: A Retrospective Analysis of a Medicaid-Insured Cohort From 2016-2022
Given the risk factors identified (eg, no use of contraceptives, low income), teenaged girls with epilepsy may need greater access to care, resources, and/or support than teenaged girls without epilepsy. Our data suggest that targeted interventions to facilitate access to contraceptives could be beneficial. Improving data tracking and diagnosis coding practices will be important for the future study of the birth rate among teenaged girls with epilepsy.
Authors
- Chloé E. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5307-4167)
- Bethany G. Lanese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-1890)
- Barry E. Gidal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6681-7134)
- Nora Alrubaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-535X)
- John Hoornbeek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-2532)
- Eric Armour
- Jonathan B. VanGeest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8399-9168)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Kent State University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251385975
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00