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Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Resources
Current Studies at Motherisk
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Study seeks women between 4 and 12 weeks in their pregnancy with morning sickness (NVP)
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Pregnancy in Women with Multiple Sclerosis
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Environmental Exposures and Children's Health
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Alcohol Use during Pregnancy
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Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study
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Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy
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Lamisil in Pregnancy
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Meridia in Pregnancy
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Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy Project
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy
Gal Dubnov-Raz MD MSC, Yaron Finkelstein MD, Gideon Koren MD FRCPCMay 2007
QUESTION
Several pregnant patients have asked recently whether media reports of children’s intelligence quotients’ increasing with increased intake of essential fatty acids are meaningful enough to be worth the effort of supplementation. What advice should they be given?
ANSWER
Existing evidence from interventional studies is sparse and conflicting and should not lead to supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids.
QUESTION
Quelques patientes enceintes m’ont demandé récemment si les rapports médiatiques à l’effet que le quotient intellectuel des enfants augmentait avec un apport accru en acides gras essentiels étaient assez significatifs pour justifier de prendre un supplément. Quels conseils faut-il leur donner?
RÉPONSE
Les données scientifiques actuelles tirées d’études interventionnelles sont plutôt rares et contradictoires et ne sont pas suffisantes pour recommander un supplément d’acides gras essentiels.
[full story]Further Reading
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Compliance with prenatal vitamins
Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC, Nicholas Pairaideau, MD -
Multivitamin supplements for pregnant women: New insights
Eric Ahn, Alejandro A. Nava-Ocampo, MD, MSC, Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC - Patients may come to you with salmon worries - MedicalPost.com
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Morning Sickness
Approximately 20% of women experience NVP for a longer period of time. Some women may suffer from NVP until the end of the pregnancy.
Drugs in Pregnancy
Pregnancy, whether planned or a pleasant surprise, brings with it important concerns about prescription and over the counter drugs.
Breastfeeding and Drugs
There are several agents for which safety during breast-feeding is not well-defined and may be a risk to the infant.
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Alcohol, Nicotine, Substance Use
Pregnant? It's never too late to get the facts about alcohol and pregnancy
Conditions in Pregnancy
Exposure to certain infectious diseases during pregnancy may pose a risk to the unborn baby.
Folic Acid
Research shows that women who take vitamins that contain folic acid may lower the risk that their baby will be born with a birth defect called a neural tube defect.
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Nutrition
Good nutrition during pregnancy improves the chances of having a healthy baby who will be at lower risk of diseases.
Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
Exposure to certain infectious diseases during pregnancy may pose a risk to the unborn baby.
Herbal Products
Natural doesn't always mean safe. But that doesn't stop millions of people, including pregnant women, from consuming naturopathic products.
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Cancer in Pregnancy
Motherisk has been painfully aware of the lack of data about the management of cancer in pregnancy.
HIV and HIV Treatment
It is important that you get tested for HIV. There are many pregnant women who are HIV positive and do not know about it.
Occupational & Environmental Exposures
There are thousands of chemicals in use in today's workplaces - and more women at work than ever before.
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