Just three specialist nurses recruited to work with pregnant women who have epilepsy

So far just three full-time advanced practitioner epilepsy nurses are working on PREVENT.

Just three specialist nurses have been recruited to work with pregnant women who have epilepsy, despite the European Medicines Agency recommending dedicated supports be put in place more than four years ago.

The European Medicines Agency advice followed a growing understanding of risks for babies in the womb from prescribing an anti-epileptic drug, containing sodium valproate, in pregnancy.