Antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy and hemorrhagic disease of the newborn: an update.

Question: What is the current evidence regarding the association between hemorrhagic disease of the newborn and maternal use of hepatic enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (eg, carbamazepine, phenobarbitone, topiramate)?

Answer: Women with epilepsy who take enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs should be advised that there is no adequate evidence to support or refute taking vitamin K in late pregnancy to prevent bleeding complications in a newborn.

Implanon users are less likely to be satisfied with their contraception after 6 months than IUD users.

Background: The study was conducted to perform a direct comparison of the satisfaction of intrauterine device (IUD) users and Implanon users after 6 months.

Study Design: Women were recruited to this study in the contraception clinics of Southern Health and Family Planning Victoria. Each woman completed a questionnaire at the time of starting her contraception with either an IUD or Implanon.