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Prenatal BZRA exposure was defined as maternal prescriptions during pregnancy. Propensity score matching (1:10) was applied to balance covariates. Sensitivity analyses in the full cohort evaluated exposure intensity (0, 1\u20136, 7\u201329 and \u226530 cumulative days), drug class (benzodiazepines versus Z-drugs), trimester of exposure and discordant sibling comparisons with mother fixed effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025104819_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 1 553 505 eligible births, 5949 BZRA-exposed and 55 015 matched unexposed children were analysed. LNDD incidence was 13.9% in the exposed group versus 11.4% in the unexposed (odds ratio 1.25, 95% CI: 1.16, 1.35). In the full cohort, risks increased with exposure intensity: 1\u20136 days (odds ratio 1.16, 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.28), 7\u201329 days (odds ratio 1.19, 95% CI: 1.04\u20131.36) and \u226530 days (odds ratio 1.18, 95% CI: 1.01\u20131.38). By trimester, risks were higher with second- (odds ratio 1.30, 95% CI: 1.07\u20131.59) and third-trimester (odds ratio 1.27, 95% CI: 1.09\u20131.48) exposure. Class-specific analyses showed stronger associations for benzodiazepines only (odds ratio 1.19, 95% CI: 1.15\u20131.23) than for Z-drugs only (odds ratio 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04\u20131.08). In a discordant sibling analysis including 2572 children this association persisted (odds ratio 1.29, 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.60), indicating that neither familial nor genetic confounding fully explains the observed effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025104819_as5\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prenatal BZRA exposure was associated with increased long-term risks of LNDDs in offspring, with evidence of dose\u2013response and class-specific effects, and persistence in sibling analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.2025.10481","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,25]],"date-time":"2025-11-25T10:19:52Z","timestamp":1764065992000},"page":"1-7","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prenatal exposure to benzodiazepines, Z-drugs and long-term risk of 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