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Safe Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation
Safe Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation
Safe Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation
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2-10 % of all birth defects are the direct result of using OTC or prescription medications during pregnancy
90 percent of all pregnant women use prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications at some point during their pregnancy
History begins
Real Facts NOW !! The drugs THALIDOMIDE (1954) It was prescribed as a sedative, tranquilizer, and antiemetic for morning sickness
Thalidomide, Antibiotics (Tetracycline, Sulfonamide, Streptomycin, Nitrofurantoin, Kanamycin, Cyprofolxacin, Thrimetoprim, Metronidazole Anticancer drugs (Busulfan, Chlorambucil, Cyclophosphamide, Mercaptopurine, Methotrexate) Anticonvulsant (Valproate (Depakote and Depakene), Topiramate, Trimethadione, Phenytoin and Phenobarbitol, Carbamazipine) ETC *** ***See the list of drugs
PHOCOMELIA Lactation ?
The secretion of milk from mammary glands The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young one
+ fetus or embryo inside the womb of female 40 weeks o First Trimester = 0 -12 weeks o Second trimester = 13 28 weeks o Third trimester = 29 40 weeks
How ??
Directly to the fetus damage/abnormal developmnet birth defect death Alter the function placenta constricting blood vessels blood suply , O2 , nutrients underweight/underdevelopment Muscle of uterus to contract forcefully injuring the fetus prompting the premature birth