Macrolide in Pregnancy and Adverse Child Outcomes

Macrolide antibiotics, including erythromycin, clarithromycin and azithromycin. Prescriptions of macrolides will be identified using a drug code list based on the British National Formulary (chapter 5.1.5) and the date of the first prescription was used as the index date of exposure.

The comparison group consists of children whose mother were prescribed penicillins during pregnancy. Prescriptions of penicillins will be identified using a drug code list based on the British National Formulary (chapter 5.1.1) and the date of the first prescription will be used as the index date of exposure.