Zika virus, influenza, and Ebola have called attention to the ways in which infectious disease
outbreaks can severely–and at times uniquely–affect the health interests of pregnant women …

Background Depression and anxiety are common during the antenatal and postnatal period,
and are known to have a significant impact on the woman and her unborn infant. Pregnant …

Background Perception of risk may impact a woman's decision to take a needed drug during
pregnancy. There is a paucity of research on this topic in the literature. Objectives (1) To …

Perinatal depression is prevalent and linked with a host of adverse consequences for
women and newborns. Rates of engagement in depression treatment are, however …

Objective Investigate the association between health literacy and perception of medication
risk, beliefs about medications, use and non-adherence to prescribed pharmacotherapy …

Objective Medication use during pregnancy is a major concern for most women. The aim of
the present study was to assess medication use, knowledge and beliefs about medications …

Objective To determine pregnant women and new mothers' perception of risks in pregnancy.
Design, settings and participants This was a large-scale multinational survey including 9113 …

Objective To systematically review screening and treatment effectiveness, and patient
preferences, to inform recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health …

Pregnant women, but also physicians, have unrealistically high perceptions of teratogenic
drug effects. This may result in suboptimal treatment of disease and even influence …

IBD often affects patients during their peak reproductive years. Several drugs are available
for the treatment of IBD and new drugs are continuously in the pipeline. As long-term …