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Among 900 women with epilepsy studied throughout their pregnancy in China, around half remained free of seizures, whereas a quarter experienced deterioration of seizure control ( J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry doi:10.1136/jnnp-2024-335751). Seizures during gestation, particularly status epilepticus, doubled the risk of neurodevelopmental delay, low birth weight, and fetal death in the offspring, but there was no increase in the incidence of major congenital malformations. Mothers and children in low income households have poorer health than those from high income households. A trial in four cities in the United States explored …