Clare L Taylor, Hilary K Brown, Natasha R Saunders, Lucy C Barker, Simon Chen, Eyal Cohen, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Joel G Ray, Simone N Vigod
Objective: To compare well-baby visit and vaccination schedule adherence up to age 24 months in children of mothers with versus without schizophrenia. Methods: Using administrative health data on births in Ontario, Canada (2012-2016), children of mothers with schizophrenia ( ICD-9 : 295; ICD-10 : F20/F25; DSM-IV schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder) (n = 1,275) were compared to children without maternal schizophrenia (n = 520,831) on (1) well-baby visit attendance, including an enhanced well-baby visit at age 18 months, and (2) vaccine schedule adherence for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B (DTaP-IPV-Hib), and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)...
March 1, 2023: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry