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. 2010 Jun 30;10:383. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-383

Table 2.

Use of psychotropic medication 0-3 months before pregnancy per 100 women

ATC code N05/N06 N05A N05B N05C N06A N06C
Births Induced abortions Births Induced abortions Births Induced abortions Births Induced abortions Births Induced abortions Births Induced abortions
Users 13 327 5 951 1 233 633 3 381 1 601 1 413 780 9 940 4 667 379 110
Per 100 women 2.1 5.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.7 1.6 4.0 0.1 0.1
Age
Less than 20 2.3 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.9 2.2 0.1 2.2
20-24 2.0 4.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 0.0 1.9
25-29 1.8 5.7 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.5 0.0 2.5
30-34 2.0 6.5 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.5 2.8 0.1 2.8
35-39 2.7 7.0 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.6 0.1 3.6
40 or more 3.9 6.4 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.6 7.8 0.2 7.8
Marital status
Married 1.8 4.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 2.1 0.1 2.1
Cohabiting 2.3 4.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.5 1.8 2.8 0.0 2.8
Single 3.3 5.5 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.1 2.5 0.8 0.1 0.8
Previous pregnancies
0 2.1 3.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.2 0.1 1.2
1 or more 2.2 6.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.8
Previous births
0 2.2 4.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.9 0.1 0.9
1 1.8 6.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 4.9 0.2 0.5 1.3 2.5 0.1 2.5
2 2.3 5.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 4.7 0.2 0.4 1.7 2.5 0.1 2.5
3 or more 2.7 5.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 7.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.9 0.1 3.9
Previous induced abortions
0 1.9 4.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.7
1 or more 3.5 7.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 2.9 0.5 0.3 2.6 1.5 0.1 1.5
Socioeconomic position
Upper-white collar w. 1.7 4.8 0.1 5.1 0.3 15.5 0.3 1.5 1.2 8.1 0.1 8.1
Lower-white collar w. 1.9 5.1 0.2 1.4 0.5 4.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.3 0.1 2.3
Blue-collar worker 2.3 4.8 0.2 2.2 0.7 6.6 0.2 0.6 1.6 3.5 0.1 3.5
Other 2.6 5.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.5 0.2 0.1 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.8

Excluding 2711 induced abortions due to fetal reasons.

N05/N06 Any in ATC categories N05 and N06

N05A Antipsychotics

N05B Anxiolytics

N05C Hypnotics and sedatives

N06A Antidepressants

N06B Psychostimulants and nootropics

N06C Psycholeptics and psychoanaleptics in combination