Drugs in pregnancy - a prospective study.
A prospective study starting with 1182 women in the early stage of pregnancy investigated prescribed drug therapy; self-medication; consumption of coffee, cigarettes, and alcohol; and a series of social and sociologic factors. The main results are as follows:  compared with international reports, drug consumption during gravidity was low. During the first weeks of gravidity, 11% of the women took drugs. Drug consumption increased during gravidity, reaching a maximum of 26% of the pregnant women taking drugs. Drugs most frequently prescribed were antiemetics, analgesics, sedatives, iron preparations, and vitamins. Self-medication (1 or 2%) was extremely low; in most cases analgesics were used. Coffee consumption declined, particularly during the last trimester; consumption of cigarettes showed a distinct decrease from 27% to 12%.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003069:Coffee; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000187:drug effects*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012907:Smoking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000700:Analgesics; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D003069:Coffee; D014815:Vitamins