More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Université de Montréal investigation published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Half these women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy fearing congenital malformations, which means the abortion rate among these women is 11 percen
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H2 Blocker drugs, such as Famotidine, Cimetidine and Ranitidine, approved in the U.S. for acid reflux (heartburn), pose no significant risks for the fetus according to a large collaborative cohort study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology provides significant reassurance for the safety of the fetus when H2 blocker dr
New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reports the pregnancy complications experienced by women with epilepsy and examines the use of antiepileptic drugs (AED) for treatment during pregnancy. Epileptic women (around 0.3-0.7% of the population) who become pregnant are classified as high-risk because prolonged fits can be dangerous for the bab
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