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ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

Safety of Non-Insulin Antidiabetic Medications in Early Pregnancy

A multinational cohort study of more than 50,000 pregnant people found that those with periconceptual use of non-insulin antidiabetic medications, such as sulfonylureas, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists, or sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, did not have increased risk of congenital malformations compared to those who used insulin periconceptually.