Publications – CAUSALab

Safety of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) for Pregnant Women facing the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Author(s): Hernández-Díaz S, Bateman BT, Straub L, Zhu Y, Mogun H, Fischer M, Huybrechts KFJournal: Am J EpidemiolPMID: 33847737 August 2021

We assessed the teratogenicity of tenofovir, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug similar to remdesivir currently being evaluated for the…

Active Surveillance of the Safety of Medications Used During Pregnancy.

Author(s): Huybrechts KF, Kulldorff M, Hernández-Díaz S, Bateman BT, Zhu Y, Mogun H, Wang SVJournal: Am J EpidemiolPMID: 33423046 August 2021

The scientific community relies on postmarketing approaches to define the risk of using medications in pregnancy because information available at…

Validation of a claims-based algorithm to identify pregestational diabetes among pregnant women in the United States.

Author(s): Wood ME, Chen ST, Huybrechts KF, Bateman BT, Gray KJ, Seely EW, Zhu Y, Mogun H, Patorno E, Hernández-Díaz SJournal: EpidemiologyPMID: 34183529 August 2021

Identifying pregestational diabetes in pregnant women using administrative claims databases is important for studies of the safety of antidiabetic treatment…

Ischemic Placental Disease, Preterm Delivery, and their Association with Opioid Use During Pregnancy.

Author(s): Esposito DB, Bateman B, Werler M, Straub L, Mogun H, Hernández-Díaz S, Huybrechts KJournal: Am J EpidemiolPMID: 34165143 August 2021

Opioids affect placental development and function in animal models, but human data on their association with ischemic placental disease are…

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy and Risk of Pertussis in the Newborn in Publicly and Privately Insured Mother-infant Pairs in the United States.

Author(s): Mott K, Huybrechts KF, Glynn RJ, Mogun H, Hernández-Díaz SJournal: Pediatr Infect Dis JPMID: 33657597 August 2021

In the United States, pertussis circulation persists and primarily infects infants and children, despite routine vaccinations. To minimize infant morbidity…