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Exposure was defined as any reported use of OCs within 12\u2009months pre-pregnancy or after conception. Outcomes of interest were gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth, low birthweight and small for gestational age (SGA). Multivariable Poisson regression using stabilized inverse probability weighting estimated relative risks (RRs) with 95% CIs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Any periconceptional OC use was associated with increased risks of pre-eclampsia (RR 1.38, 95% CI 0.99\u20131.93), pre-term birth (RR 1.38, 95% CI 1.09\u20131.75) and low birthweight (RR 1.45, 95% CI 1.10\u20131.92), but not with gestational hypertension (RR 1.09, 95% CI 0.91\u20131.31), gestational diabetes (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.77\u20131.36) and SGA (RR 0.96, 95% CI 0.75\u20131.21). Associations with pre-eclampsia were strongest for discontinuation 0\u20133\u2009months pre-pregnancy, for OCs containing \u226530\u2009\u00b5g oestrogen and for first- or second-generation OCs. Pre-term birth and low birthweight were more likely to occur when OCs were discontinued 0\u20133\u2009months pre-pregnancy, when using OCs containing &amp;lt;30\u2009\u00b5g oestrogen and when using third-generation OCs. Associations with SGA were observed for OCs containing &amp;lt;30\u2009\u00b5g oestrogen and for third- or fourth-generation OCs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Periconceptional OC use, particularly those containing oestrogen, was associated with increased risks of pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth, low birthweight and SGA.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/dyad045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,11]],"date-time":"2023-04-11T20:24:08Z","timestamp":1681244648000},"page":"1388-1399","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Associations of periconceptional oral contraceptive use with pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"Anton","family":"Schreuder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University 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