Medication during low-risk pregnancy.
The use of medication during low-risk pregnancy was studied prospectively in a cohort of women supervised by specialist obstetricians at a university hospital (n = 332) and a cohort of women supervised by midwives in private practice (n = 250). More women under supervision of obstetricians/gynaecologists used medication (87.7%) than women supervised by midwives (59.8%). The top-five of medication were analgesics, antacids, vitamins, antibiotics and dermatologic preparations. More research is needed to establish the risks of these medications to the offspring.
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Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk