title: Clinical management of medications in pregnancy and lactation.
abstract: Prescription and over-the-counter medication use during pregnancy and lactation is exceedingly common. There are many available resources to gather information and guide patient counseling. These include primary literature, online resources, professional society recommendations, and drug labels. One must consider both disease and drug characteristics when making decisions on medication use during pregnancy and lactation. Providers can then use this information to balance the risks of fetal or neonatal exposure against the potential benefits of maternal treatment and the risks of untreated disease.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO. Electronic address: temmingl@wudosis.wustl.edu.
authors: Lorene A
authors: LA
authors: Temming
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO.
authors: Alison G
authors: AG
authors: Cahill
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors: Laura E
authors: LE
authors: Riley
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D004346:Drug Information Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D063731:Mobile Applications; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs
keywords: medications in lactation; medications in pregnancy; psychiatric medications in pregnancy