archpedi.ama-assn.org - 18 days ago
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Objective To estimate the association between antibacterial medications and selected birth defects.
Design, Setting, and Participants Population-based, multisite, case-control study of women who had pregnancies affected by 1 of more than 30 eligible major birth defects identified ...
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Most antibiotics appear safe during pregnancy, study finds
Booster Shots —
... The new research appears in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Here's the abstract -- and more on pregnancy and ...
They Say: Common Meds Linked to Birth Defects
Strollerderby —
... Why are we only now finding this out? Well, these antibiotics have been used for decades to treat UTIs, etc. In fact, their use during pregnancy predates a Food and Drug Administration requirement for rigorous safety testing. In fact, the absence of rigorous testing on all antibiotics taken during pregnancy means that none get the “A” grade — meaning known to be safe medicines to take during pregnancy (Tylenol, for example, gets an “A”).
The study, published in November’s Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ...
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