Antibiotic use during pregnancy in Sweden: A nationwide utilization study covering 2007-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antibiotics are often prescribed during pregnancy. Assessing the current state of prenatal antibiotic use is therefore imperative for optimizing prescribing and identifying emerging research priorities. The study aimed to describe recent trends and patterns in antibiotic use during pregnancy among women who gave birth in Sweden, including user characteristics.

Material and methods

Population-based descriptive study using linked nationwide registers. All pregnancies delivered in Sweden from 2007 to 2019 were included. Prevalence of use was defined as the percentage of pregnancies during which at least one prescription forantibiotics was filled. Temporal trends in the prevalence of antibiotic use by calendar year, trimester and weeks of gestation were assessed fro

SUBMITTER: Nakitanda AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10867394 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature