Background: Although no asthma or allergy medications can be considered proven safe for use during pregnancy, these medications are often used to prevent the potential direct and indirect ...

Our GP Dr Philippa Kaye says that "whether or not you are pregnant it is important that you only take antibiotics when a doctor feels that it is necessary" and that you should always finish the entire ...

Internet lists of "safe" drugs for expectant mothers frequently contain medications that have simply not been studied for use during pregnancy. To make matters worse, the Food and Drug ...

Metoclopramide use during early pregnancy was not associated with excess risk for congenital malformations. In the U.S., treatment of nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy usually involves ...

Clinics and hospitals currently defer medication abortion until ultrasound confirms a pregnancy inside the uterus.

However, people with ADHD who are planning ahead for a pregnancy might want to consider that there could be some benefits to stopping the meds, so long as it's prior to conception. A group of 844 ...

While there is an extensive laundry list of beauty and skincare treatments expectant mothers should avoid during all three trimesters, there are surprisingly a lot of pregnancy-safe alternatives ...

To help you navigate shifting skin concerns during pregnancy and identify the best pregnancy-safe products to treat them, including moisturizers and acne treatments, I spoke to ...

One of those medications is Benadryl. "Benadryl is safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding," Rac says. Just make sure to follow the instructions and don't exceed the maximum daily dose ...

"Some herbs are considered safe in pregnancy such as raspberry leaf tea or ginger root, while others, such as black cohosh, are known not to be safe," says Dr Kaye. "So always speak to your doctor or ...