Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

(asked on 5th July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme in reducing the number of children born with birth defects and persistent developmental disorders.


Answered by
James Morris Portrait
James Morris
This question was answered on 13th July 2022

No specific assessment has been made. The Valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme does not collect data on children exposed to and affected by sodium valproate.

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