Association between benzodiazepine use in early pregnancy, miscarriage risk

Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs used to treat anxiety, insomnia and mood disorders. This observational study examined the risk of miscarriage associated with their use in early pregnancy by drug class, specific agent and short- or long-acting formulation in about 442,000 pregnancies in Canada from 1998 through 2015.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org