'Can I take this medication now that I am pregnant?', is a question that many health care
professionals have met during consultations with pregnant women. Between 60 and 96% of …

Eight out of ten women report having used medicines in pregnancy. Though painkillers are
amongst the most frequently used medicines, little is known about their long-term effects on …

Background Maternal prenatal health has been shown to bean important influence on
children's developmental outcomes, which has led to an increased emphasis …

Understanding consequences of prenatal exposure to psychiatric and analgesic
medications is important because use of these medications among pregnant women is …

The use of medication during pregnancy carries a potential health risk for the unborn child.
However, the majority of drugs examined in previous observational studies have shown …

Objective: To provide an overview of the observational studies on cognitive, linguistic, and
educational outcomes following prenatal exposure to psychotropics and analgesics …

In recent years there has been increased attention to child neurodevelopment in studies on
medication safety in pregnancy. Neurodevelopment is a multifactorial outcome that can be …

Background Maternal prenatal health has been shown to be an important influence on
children's developmental outcomes, which has led to an increased emphasis on providing …

BACKGROUND There are concerns regarding neurobehavioral changes in infants exposed
to parenteral opioids during labor; however, long-term neurodevelopment remains …

National statistics report that the rate of prenatal substance use disorder has tripled
compared to the prior 15 years. The estimated number of infants affected by prenatal drug …