Caution: Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy and Risk of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

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Heidi M Munger Clary. Epilepsy Curr. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 6;24(2):105-107.

doi: 10.1177/15357597241227656. eCollection 2024 Mar-Apr.

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