Schizophrenia around the time of pregnancy: leveraging population-based health data and electronic health record data to fill knowledge gaps.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research in schizophrenia and pregnancy has traditionally been conducted in small samples. More recently, secondary analysis of routine healthcare data has facilitated access to data on large numbers of women with schizophrenia.

Aims

To discuss four scientific advances using data from Canada, Denmark and the UK from population-level health registers and clinical data sources.

Method

Narrative review of research from these three countries to illustrate key advances in the area of schizophrenia and pregnancy.

Results

Health administrative and clinical data from electronic medical records have been used to identify population-level and clinical cohorts of women with schizophrenia, and follow them longitudinally along with their children. These data have

SUBMITTER: Taylor CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature