Table 3 Proportion of women using medicines for various chronic diseases in the first three months postpartum
From: Postpartum women’s use of medicines and breastfeeding practices: a systematic review
Medication group | Proportion of women (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sweden [34] n = 102,995 | Norway [36] n = 106,329 | Netherlands [38] n = 5,412 | |
Cardiovascular drugs (C) | 3.06 | 4.9 | N/A |
Thyroid therapy (H03) | 1.81 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Antiasthmatics (R03) | 1.51 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
Antidepressants (N06A) | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.1a |
Drugs for diabetes (A10) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Antiepileptics (N03) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |