title: Apparent Life-Threatening Event following Maternal Use of Temazepam during Labour.
abstract: Benzodiazepines are one of the most frequently prescribed psychotropic drugs during pregnancy. Despite the fact that these drugs have been in use for a long time, there is still debate about the safety for the developing fetus and neonate. We present a case of a newborn with an apparent life-threatening event shortly after birth following maternal temazepam use during labour and advise to be reserved in prescribing any dose of any kind of benzodiazepine during labour.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Damen
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Sie
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: van Weissenbruch