Use of psychotropic drugs before pregnancy and the risk for induced abortion: population-based register-data from Finland 1996-2006

Table 2 Use of psychotropic medication 0-3 months before pregnancy per 100 women

ATC code	N05/N06		N05A		N05B		N05C		N06A		N06C
	Births	Induced abortions	Births	Induced abortions	Births	Induced abortions	Births	Induced abortions	Births	Induced abortions	Births	Induced abortions
Users	13 327	5 951	1 233	633	3 381	1 601	1 413	780	9 940	4 667	379	110
Per 100 women	2.1	5.1	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.2	0.7	1.6	4.0	0.1	0.1
Age
Less than 20	2.3	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	1.9	2.2	0.1	2.2
20-24	2.0	4.5	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.6	1.9	0.0	1.9
25-29	1.8	5.7	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.4	2.5	0.0	2.5
30-34	2.0	6.5	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.2	1.1	1.5	2.8	0.1	2.8
35-39	2.7	7.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.4	1.2	1.9	3.6	0.1	3.6
40 or more	3.9	6.4	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.4	2.6	7.8	0.2	7.8
Marital status
Married	1.8	4.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.3	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.1	0.1	2.1
Cohabiting	2.3	4.5	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.2	0.2	0.5	1.8	2.8	0.0	2.8
Single	3.3	5.5	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.4	0.4	0.1	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.8
Previous pregnancies
0	2.1	3.7	0.2	0.1	0.5	2.2	0.2	0.2	1.6	1.2	0.1	1.2
1 or more	2.2	6.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.1	1.6	0.8	0.1	0.8
Previous births
0	2.2	4.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.7	0.2	0.2	1.7	0.9	0.1	0.9
1	1.8	6.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	4.9	0.2	0.5	1.3	2.5	0.1	2.5
2	2.3	5.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	4.7	0.2	0.4	1.7	2.5	0.1	2.5
3 or more	2.7	5.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	7.5	0.3	0.7	2.0	3.9	0.1	3.9
Previous induced abortions
0	1.9	4.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.3	0.2	0.1	1.5	0.7	0.1	0.7
1 or more	3.5	7.1	0.4	1.0	1.1	2.9	0.5	0.3	2.6	1.5	0.1	1.5
Socioeconomic position
Upper-white collar w.	1.7	4.8	0.1	5.1	0.3	15.5	0.3	1.5	1.2	8.1	0.1	8.1
Lower-white collar w.	1.9	5.1	0.2	1.4	0.5	4.3	0.2	0.4	1.4	2.3	0.1	2.3
Blue-collar worker	2.3	4.8	0.2	2.2	0.7	6.6	0.2	0.6	1.6	3.5	0.1	3.5
Other	2.6	5.2	0.3	0.5	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.1	2.0	0.8	0.1	0.8

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