Table 5.
Proportion of women of childbearing age who received antiepileptic drugs or mood-stabilising medicines in the year of conception
| Year pregnancy ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | % | 2016a | % | 2017 | % | |
| Total number of WOCBA receiving AEDs and MSMs | 18,974 | 20,701 | 22,120 | |||
| Number of women receiving any AED/MSM in the year of conceptionb | 1260 | 6.6 | 1161 | 5.6 | 1195 | 5.4 |
| Total number of WOCBA receiving VPA | 8205 | 9425 | 9902 | |||
| Number of women receiving VPA in the year of conception | 566 | 6.9 | 544 | 5.8 | 551 | 5.6 |
| Total number of WOCBA receiving non-VPA AEDs and MSMs | 10,769 | 11,276 | 12,218 | |||
| Number of women receiving non-VPA AEDs or MSMs in the year of conception | 694 | 6.4 | 617 | 5.5 | 644 | 5.3 |
| Total number of WOCBA accessing care at a health facility | 1,044,821 | 1,005,847 | 1,091,718 | |||
| Number of WOCBA who had a pregnancy | 101,865 | 9.7 | 105,286 | 10.5 | 114,837 | 10.5 |
WOCBA women of childbearing age, AEDs antiepileptic drugs, MSMs mood-stabilising medications, VPA sodium valproate
aDear Health Care Professional Letter on sodium valproate safety in pregnancy was issued in December 2015
bWere receiving AEDs/MSMs prior to conception