Publications - Maternal and Perinatal Health

Sheehy O, Tchuente V, Eltonsy S, Hawken S, Kaul P, Walker M, Pugliese M, Dragan R, Savu A, Leal L, Morin L, Malhamé I, Pana R, Bérard A. Late Pregnancy Antiseizure Medication Exposure and Offspring Neurodevelopmental Risk: A Multi-Child Cohort Study. Ann Neurol. 2026;99(3):761-776. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.78084

de Bruin O, Maisonneuve E, Hurley E, Nordeng HME, Bérard A, Sheehy O, Kaul P, Shinde MU, Cosgrove A, Lyons JG, Messenger-Jones E, Kempner ME, Toh S, Hua W, Hernández-Muñoz JJ, Sahin L, Cesta CE, Hägg D, Gini R, Paoletti O, Poblador-Plou B, Jordan S, Thayer D, Rodríguez-Bernal CL, Sánchez-Sáez F, Lassalle R, Bernard MA, Alsina E, Ahmadizar F, Favre G, Panchaud A, Bloemenkamp KWM, Plueschke K, de Vries C, Siiskonen SJ, Sturkenboom MCJM; CONSIGN Collaboration Group (Geisler BP, Walker M, Hawken S, Bernatsky S, Eltonsy S, Hoffman E, Petrone AB, Mosley J, Ko J, Bartolini C, Roberto G, Limoncella G, Girardi A, Hyeraci G, Gimeno-Miguel A, Carmona-Pírez J, Poncel-Falcó A, Moreno-Juste A, Prados-Torres A, Thayer D, Farr I, Ahmed S, Scanlon I, Sanfélix-Gimeno G, Hurtado I, Garcia-Sempere A, Peiro S, Jové J, Sakr D, Droz-Perroteau C, Alsina E, Baud D, Engjom HM, Riera-Arnau J, Sabaté Gallego M, Ballarín Alins E, Aguilera Martin C, Kampman M, Brasil C). Medications Used Among Nonhospitalized Pregnant Women With COVID-19: A Prospective Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis in Europe and North America. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026;35(1):e70303. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70303

de Bruin O, Maisonneuve E, Hurley E, Nordeng HME, Bérard A, Sheehy O, Kaul P, Shinde MU, Cosgrove A, Lyons JG, Messenger-Jones E, Kempner ME, Toh S, Hua W, Hernández-Muñoz JJ, Sahin L, Cesta CE, Hägg D, Gini R, Paoletti O, Poblador-Plou B, Jordan S, Rodríguez-Bernal CL, Sánchez-Sáez F, Lassalle R, Bernard MA, Ahmadizar F, Favre G, Panchaud A, Bloemenkamp KWM, Plueschke K, de Vries C, Siiskonen SJ, Sturkenboom MCJM; CONSIGN Collaboration Group (Geisler BP, Walker M, Hawken S, Bernatsky S, Eltonsy S, Hoffman E, Petrone AB, Mosley J, Ko J, Bartolini C, Roberto G, Limoncella G, Girardi A, Hyeraci G, Gimeno-Miguel A, Carmona-Pírez J, Poncel-Falcó A, Moreno-Juste A, Prados-Torres A, Thayer D, Farr I, Ahmed S, Scanlon I, Sanfélix-Gimeno G, Hurtado I, Garcia-Sempere A, Peiro S, Jové J, Sakr D, Droz-Perroteau C, Alsina E, Baud D, Engjom HM, Riera-Arnau J, Sabaté Gallego M, Ballarín Alins E, Aguilera Martin C, Kampman M, Brasil C). Adverse outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19 according to hospitalization status: A prospective individual participant data meta-analysis in Europe and North America. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70694

Bérard A, Sheehy O, Kaul P, Eltonsy S, Walker M, Hawken S, Bernatsky S, Pugliese M, Barrett O, Savu A, Dragan R. COVID-19 Infections Still Occur: How Do Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Individuals Compare? A Study from the Canadian Mother–Child Initiative on Drug Safety in Pregnancy (CAMCCO). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025;22(11):1756. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111756

Zekavat OR, Zarsanj N, Sadeghdoust A, Lavu A, Bordbar M, Eltonsy S, Peymani P. Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Hospitalized Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Prospective Pharmacoepidemiologic Study. Cancers. 2025 Sep 18;17(18):1-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17183054

Peymani P, Berard A, Winquist B, Kaul P, Sheehy O, Lavu A, Leong C, Falk J, Delaney JA, Kowalec K, Ng M, Ruth C, Aboulatta L, Alessi-Severini S, Dragan R, Derksen S, Barrett O, Shams G, Eltonsy S. Trends of antiseizure medication utilization among pregnant people in four Canadian provinces from 1998 to 2023; a study from the Canadian mother-child cohort active surveillance initiative (CAMCCO). Front Pharmacol. 2024 Nov 12;15:1469552; PMCID: PMC11588457. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1469552

Pereira G, de Souza CM, Ferracini AC, Surita FG, Eltonsy S, Mazzola PG. Self-medication among pregnant women in comparison to the general population: a scoping review of the main characteristics. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2024 Dec 4;46:e-rbgo77. doi: https://doi.org/10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo77

Eden A, Aboulatta L, Derksen S, Eltonsy S. Rates and determinants of breastfeeding initiation in women with and without epilepsy: A 25-year study. Seizure. 2024 Jul 25;121:30-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2024.07.018

Goubran J, Okunnu OG, Lavu A, Eltonsy S. Third generation antiseizure medications exposure during pregnancy and neonatal adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review. Sci Prog. 2024 Apr-Jun;107(2):368504241234781. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504241234781

Desrochers B, Lavu A, Valencia E, Vaccaro C, Peymani P, Eltonsy S. Risks of congenital malformations and neonatal intensive care unit admissions with gabapentin use in pregnancy: A cohort study and scoping review with meta-analysis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024;38(6):486-494. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13086

Sheehy O, Eltonsy S, Hawken S, Walker M, Kaul P, Winquist B, Barrett O, Savu A, Dragan R, Pugliese M, Bernatsky S, Gorgui J, Bérard A. Health Canada advisory impacts on the prevalence of oral codeine use in the Pediatric Canadian population: comparative study across provinces. Scientific Reports. 2024;14(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55758-3

Lavu A, Vaccaro C, Zusman E, Aboulatta L, Aloud B, Alessi-Severini S, Haidar L, Peymani P, Ng MC, Ruth C, Falk J, Desrochers B, Valencia E, Shouman W, Rabbani R, Eltonsy S. Antiseizure medication use during pregnancy and neonatal growth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2024;90(8):1827-1837. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15752

Ruderman SA, Drumright LN, Delaney JAC, Webel A, Fitzpatrick AL, Whitney BM, Nance R, Hahn AW, Ma J, Mixson LS, Eltonsy S, Willig AL, Mayer KH, Napravnik S, Greene M, McCaul M, Cachay E, Kritchevsky SB, Austad S, Landay A, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Lau B, Lesko C, Chander G, Crane HM, Odden MC. Evaluating the Sick Quitting Hypothesis for Frailty Status and Reducing Alcohol Use Among People With HIV in a Longitudinal Clinical Cohort Study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2024;35(1):5-16. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000441

Ruderman SA, Odden MC, Webel AR, Fitzpatrick AL, Crane PK, Nance RM, Drumright LN, Whitney BM, Mixson LS, Ma J, Willig AL, Haidar L, Eltonsy S, Mayer KH, O'Cleirigh C, Cropsey KL, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Greene M, McCaul M, Chander G, Cachay E, Lober WB, Kritchevsky SB, Austad S, Landay A, Pandya C, Cartujano-Barrera F, Saag MS, Kamen C, Hahn AW, Kitahata MM, Delaney JAC, Crane HM. Tobacco Smoking and Pack-Years Are Associated With Frailty Among People With HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 Oct 1;94(2):135-142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003242

Aboulatta L, Kowalec K, Leong C, Delaney J, Falk J, Alessi-Severini S, Chateau D, Tan Q, Kearns K, Raimondi C, Lavu A, Haidar L, Vaccaro C, Eltonsy S. Preterm birth and stillbirth rates associated with socioeconomic disparities during COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2023;7:e001686. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001686

Azoulay L, St-Jean A, Dahl M, Quail J, Aibibula W, Brophy JM, Chan A-W, Bresee L, Carney G, Eltonsy S, Tamim H, Paterson JM, Platt RW for CNODES. Hydrochlorothiazide use and risk of keratinocyte carcinoma and melanoma: A multi-site population-based cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2023;89(2):243-253. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.04.035