Risk Perception Regarding Drug Use in Pregnancy: A Clinical Opinion. Issue 1 (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Widnes, S.F.; Schjøtt, J.
• Is Part Of: Obstetric anesthesia digest. Volume 38:Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: Systems-based Practice -- Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Abstracts -- Periodicals; 617.968205
• DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000529972.09271.b2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0275-665X

Abstract

Abstract : ( Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2017;216(4):375–378) Both expectant mothers and their doctors have misperceptions about the risks of taking drugs during pregnancy, thinking that every drug represents a dire risk to their unborn child even though maternal drug use accounts for only 1% of birth defects. Sometimes there are important reasons to take a medication during pregnancy for the mother's health and to avoid an adverse effect on the fetus from her untreated condition. The risks of taking a drug must be balanced by the benefits that it provides.