title: Drug Prescribing Pattern During Intranatal Period in a Secondary Care Hospital in South India: A Retrospective Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  During delivery, drugs being prescribed cause concerns due to their harmful effects on lactation as well as potential adverse reactions on the mother. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the drug prescribing pattern during normal delivery in a secondary care hospital in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional retrospective study included 3 months of patient's medical records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2222 drugs, comprising 51 different types of drugs were prescribed to 313 mothers undergoing normal delivery. Most of these drugs are safe in lactation. Ten types of drugs would have been better avoided, but they possibly did not cause harm because of their limited short-term use only during the intranatal period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study reflects a good, safe, and rational medication practice during normal delivery for various common ailments in a secondary care hospital and can be cited as an example for similar settings.
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Deepasree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sukumaran
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Anne George
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India saibaldas123@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Saibal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Blessed
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winston A
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Aniket
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shanthi Fx
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs
keywords: delivery; drug prescribing pattern; intranatal period; lactation; pregnancy
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