Importance The association between the use of antidepressants during gestation and the
risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children is still controversial. The etiology of ASD …

Background: Morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease is increasing in the HIV-infected
population. We aimed to study the impact of HIV and of antiretrovirals on acute …

We aimed to estimate the reliability of the 4‐item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and its
validity in predicting maternal depression and quality of life (QoL). Data regarding stress, …

… Broy, Odile Sheehy and Anick Bérard analyzed and interpreted the data. Odile Sheehy and
… Hamid Reza Nakhai-Pour, Perrine Broy and Odile Sheehy performed the statistical analyses…

BACKGROUND: Although antibiotics are widely used during pregnancy, evidence regarding
their fetal safety remains limited. Our aim was to quantify the association between antibiotic …

Objective Antidepressant use during gestation has been associated with risk of major
congenital malformations but estimates can lack statistical power or be confounded by maternal …

Objectives: To measure the proportions of patients switching from generic to branded drugs
among users of antiepileptic drugs (AED) compared to other therapeutic areas and to …

Aims Few studies have investigated the link between individual antibiotics and major congenital
malformations (MCMs) including specific malformations owing to small sample size. We …

Background: The increasing costs of managing asthma are due in part to the introduction of
new medications, such as leukotriene receptor antagonists. These antagonists interfere with …

Purpose We evaluated the potential and the validity of the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort (QPC)
as a research tool in perinatal pharmacoepidemiology. Methods The QPC was built by …