Safety of Amlodipine in Early Pregnancy

Background Amlodipine is used for the treatment of hypertension, but reports on its use in early pregnancy are limited. Methods and Results In the present study, we recruited 231 women with chronic hypertension, including those who received amlodipine or other antihypertensives during early pregnancy, and investigated frequencies of morphologic abnormalities in their 231 offspring. Specifically, we evaluated 48 neonates exposed to amlodipine in...