Science news articles about 'drug use in pregnancy'

... abruption as the control group of women who did not use any cigarettes, alcohol or drugs during their pregnancy. "The key message here to women who are currently smoking, drinking or using other ...

The oral diabetes drug used as an alternative to insulin injections has been found by a new study to be both safe and effective for pregnant women.

... -olds whose mothers took the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy had average IQs six to ... are recommending that women with epilepsy try another drug first." Around 15 percent of patients with ...

... -olds whose mothers took the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy had average IQs six to ... points lower than children exposed to three other antiepileptic drugs, a landmark multi-center study ...

... also suggest, if possible, women with epilepsy should not take more than one epilepsy drug at a time during pregnancy since taking more than one seizure drug has also been found to increase the risk ...

... . Many urban families and children must contend with crime, drug use, teen pregnancy, school dropouts and mental health problems. "Public schools, available to all children in the United ...

... that HIV does not cause Aids, and that antiretroviral drugs do not treat it. She was HIV positive, ... and specifically decided not to take HIV drugs during her pregnancy, despite the strong evidence that ...

... higher rate of septal heart abnormalities in babies whose mothers took an SSRI antidepressant drug during early pregnancy, especially if they took more than one type.

... syndrome are similar to the birth defects in fetuses of some, but not all, mothers who took the drug methotrexate during pregnancy. Knowing this might provide some clues to genetic susceptibility to ...