Medication in Pregnancy
Everything you need to know about medications in pregnancy, what is safe and what's not.
Common Pain Relievers Cause Birth Defects
There are common medications in your medicine cabinet that you probably think are safe in pregnancy. The problem is that they are not safe and can cause heart defects.
There are common medications in your medicine cabinet that you probably think are safe in pregnancy. The problem is that they are not safe and can cause heart defects.
Medications in Pregnancy
What you need to know before you take medication in pregnancy.
What you need to know before you take medication in pregnancy.
Pregnancy "Category C" Labeling
The FDA explains the Pregnancy Category C rating for drugs.
The FDA explains the Pregnancy Category C rating for drugs.
Accutane & Pregnancy
Accutane is a powerful drug used for many to help alleviate problems with acne. But the price of good skin can have disastrous effects on your baby. Learn about Accutane before you get pregnant.
Accutane is a powerful drug used for many to help alleviate problems with acne. But the price of good skin can have disastrous effects on your baby. Learn about Accutane before you get pregnant.
Newborns & Risk of Breathing Problems at Birth
Could simple medications, or even how your baby is born be the source of a potentially deadly breathing problem?
Could simple medications, or even how your baby is born be the source of a potentially deadly breathing problem?
Aspirin in Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
A fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health.
A fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health.
Antidepressants during Pregnancy
Weighing the risks versus the benefits.
Weighing the risks versus the benefits.
Herbs for Pregnancy and Beyond
About.com's Herbs for Health Guide, Juli Knight comes a collection of links for pregnancy and herbs.
About.com's Herbs for Health Guide, Juli Knight comes a collection of links for pregnancy and herbs.
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
A listing of common medications and their safety in pregnancy.
A listing of common medications and their safety in pregnancy.
How Drugs Cross the Placenta
Drugs in the mother's blood can cross this membrane into blood vessels in the villi and pass through the umbilical cord into the fetus. Diagram included.
Drugs in the mother's blood can cross this membrane into blood vessels in the villi and pass through the umbilical cord into the fetus. Diagram included.
Drug Use During Pregnancy
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization estimate that more than 90 percent of pregnant women take prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter) drugs, social drugs such as tobacco and alcohol, or illicit drugs. Drugs cause 2 to 3 percent of all birth defects; most of the others result from hereditary, environmental, or unknown causes."
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization estimate that more than 90 percent of pregnant women take prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter) drugs, social drugs such as tobacco and alcohol, or illicit drugs. Drugs cause 2 to 3 percent of all birth defects; most of the others result from hereditary, environmental, or unknown causes."
Herbs to Avoid
Information on herbs that need to be avoided in pregnancy and childbearing.
Information on herbs that need to be avoided in pregnancy and childbearing.
Midwifery & Herbs
Information on the use of herbs during pregnancy.
Information on the use of herbs during pregnancy.
What is a teratogen?
Definitions about harmful agents to your baby during pregnancy.
Definitions about harmful agents to your baby during pregnancy.