title: Reproductive and teratological risks of caffeine.
abstract: Because caffeine might be harmful to the fetus, the Food and Drug Administration of the United States recently urged that "pregnant women should avoid caffeine-containing food and drugs, if possible, or consume them sparingly". In this paper, the potential reproductive and teratological risks of caffeine are briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Persaud
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D002110:Caffeine