Apparent Life-Threatening Event following Maternal Use of Temazepam during Labour

Benzodiazepines are one of the most frequently prescribed psychotropic drugs during pregnancy. Despite the fact that these drugs have been in use for a long time, there is still debate about the safety for the developing fetus and neonate. We present a case of a newborn with an apparent life-threate...

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Published inCase reports in pediatrics Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Damen, L., Visser, Douwe H., Sie, S. D., van Weissenbruch, M. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Babies
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case Report
Drug dosages
Fetuses
Intensive care
Midwifery
Mothers
Pregnancy
Respiratory distress syndrome
Ventilation
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Summary:Benzodiazepines are one of the most frequently prescribed psychotropic drugs during pregnancy. Despite the fact that these drugs have been in use for a long time, there is still debate about the safety for the developing fetus and neonate. We present a case of a newborn with an apparent life-threatening event shortly after birth following maternal temazepam use during labour and advise to be reserved in prescribing any dose of any kind of benzodiazepine during labour.
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Academic Editor: Doris Fischer
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2014/650605