<p>New Delhi: Use of benzodiazepine, a widely used drug to treat anxiety and insomnia, during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage, according to a study.</p>.<p>The researchers from the National Taiwan University and colleagues quantified the risk for miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy in a nationwide, population-based case-time-control study in Taiwan.</p>.<p>Pregnancies resulting in miscarriage between 2004 and 2018 were included in the case group and matched in a 1:1 ratio with control individuals.</p>.IISc scientists uncover key mechanism that allows TB to persist in humans for decades.<p>The study, published in the journal <em>JAMA Psychiatry</em>, included 3,067,122 (over 30 lakh) pregnancies among 1,957,601 (over 19 lakh) women. It was found that 4.4 per cent of these pregnancies resulted in miscarriage.</p>.<p>Miscarriage was defined as any pregnancy loss occurring between the first prenatal care visit, usually 8 weeks of conceiving, and the 19th completed week of pregnancy.</p>.<p>The researchers found that the risk for miscarriage was increased in association with use of benzodiazepines during pregnancy.</p>.<p>Thus, an increased risk for miscarriage was seen in association with commonly used benzodiazepines, they said.</p>.Heart: 60 year old mystery behind the lub-dub rhythm cracked, thanks to an IITian.<p>"This nationwide case-time-control study revealed an increased risk of miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy after accounting for measurable confounders," the authors of the study noted.</p>.<p>"These findings underscore the necessity for health care professionals to meticulously balance the risk-benefit ratio when considering the use of benzodiazepines to treat psychiatric and sleep disorders during pregnancy," they added.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Use of benzodiazepine, a widely used drug to treat anxiety and insomnia, during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage, according to a study.</p>.<p>The researchers from the National Taiwan University and colleagues quantified the risk for miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy in a nationwide, population-based case-time-control study in Taiwan.</p>.<p>Pregnancies resulting in miscarriage between 2004 and 2018 were included in the case group and matched in a 1:1 ratio with control individuals.</p>.IISc scientists uncover key mechanism that allows TB to persist in humans for decades.<p>The study, published in the journal <em>JAMA Psychiatry</em>, included 3,067,122 (over 30 lakh) pregnancies among 1,957,601 (over 19 lakh) women. It was found that 4.4 per cent of these pregnancies resulted in miscarriage.</p>.<p>Miscarriage was defined as any pregnancy loss occurring between the first prenatal care visit, usually 8 weeks of conceiving, and the 19th completed week of pregnancy.</p>.<p>The researchers found that the risk for miscarriage was increased in association with use of benzodiazepines during pregnancy.</p>.<p>Thus, an increased risk for miscarriage was seen in association with commonly used benzodiazepines, they said.</p>.Heart: 60 year old mystery behind the lub-dub rhythm cracked, thanks to an IITian.<p>"This nationwide case-time-control study revealed an increased risk of miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy after accounting for measurable confounders," the authors of the study noted.</p>.<p>"These findings underscore the necessity for health care professionals to meticulously balance the risk-benefit ratio when considering the use of benzodiazepines to treat psychiatric and sleep disorders during pregnancy," they added.</p>