For decades, one of the most widely prescribed pregnancy drugs has been used on faith: doctors knew it helped sustain early pregnancies, but not exactly how. Now, after roughly 70 years in clinics and ...

A pregnancy drug registry is a research study designed to collect data on the effects of certain medications on pregnant people and their developing babies. Pregnant people are typically not included ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Phentermine-topiramate is approved for weight loss, but topiramate’s association with birth defects is well ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Offspring exposed to Bendectin in utero had a higher risk for developing adult-onset colorectal cancer. Further ...

Catera Bentley stared at the positive pregnancy test and couldn’t believe her eyes. She took a second test, then a third — there was no question. She was pregnant.She called her husband at work and ...

More than 1 in 8 pregnant women report drinking. Doctors warn fetal alcohol disorders may be more common than many realize, ...

Contrary to some claims, laws that criminalize or otherwise punish drug use during pregnancy are more likely to worsen rather than improve health outcomes, according to a paper by researchers at ...

Research: A Fulgent lab technician uses a multichannel pipette to dispense a reagent. El Monte-based genetic testing and clinical lab analysis company Fulgent Genetics Inc., which rode the Covid ...

We studied the effect of state punitive and supportive prenatal substance use policies on reports of infant maltreatment to child protection agencies. Punitive policies criminalize prenatal substance ...