Research centre

Last updated on: 16/08/2011

1. Contact details{View data sources/studies associated with this centre}

Name of organisation

1) Department/Research groupTeratology Information Service, Helsinki

2) Organisation/affiliationHUSLAB

Short Name in the inventoryTIS Helsinki

Website/Homepagewww.hus.fi

Administrative Contact

Title Dr

Last name Malm

First name Heli

Address line 1Tukholmankatu 17

Address line 2

Address line 3

CityHelsinki

Postcode00029 HUS

CountryFinland

Phone number (incl. country code)358947176589

Alternative phone number

Fax number (incl. country code)

Email address heli.malm@hus.fi

Scientific Contact

Title Dr

Last name Malm

First name Heli

Address line 1Tukholmankatu 17

Address line 2

Address line 3

CityHelsinki

Postcode

CountryFinland

Phone number (incl. country code)358947176589

Alternative phone number

Fax number (incl. country code)

Email address heli.malm@hus.fi

2. Description

The Teratology Information Service is affiliated to the Poison Information Centre, serving the whole country of Finland. The service counsels health care professionals and pregnant and lactating women about risks related to drug exposure. Pregnancies are followed up prospectively to outcome, and a follow-up questionnaire is sent to the mother/ health care provider after delivery. Data collected at the time of call include maternal characteristics (age, drug exposure, use of tobacco and alcohol and illicit drugs, BMI, chronic diseases, obstetric history and use of folic acid). The follow-up data include pregnancy data, pregnancy outcome data, and infant data (gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score, peri- and neonatal problems, malformations etc). In all pregnancies with first trimester exposure, and those with exposure to new drugs even in later stages of pregnancy, permission for follow-up is requested.