Economic Evaluation of the Community Benefit of the Australian Pregnancy Register of Antiseizure Medications.

Abstract

The Raoul Wallenberg Australian Pregnancy Register (APR) was established to collect, analyse and publish data on the risks to babies exposed to anti-seizure medications (ASMs), and to facilitate quality improvements in management care over time. It is one of several prospective observational pregnancy registers of ASMs that has been established around the world. While the APR and other registries have contributed to knowledge gain that has been applied to decrease adverse pregnancy outcomes, their cost-effectiveness remains unknown. Here we aimed to evaluate the economic impacts of the APR from both societal and healthcare system perspectives.