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 ...

In an effort to improve the availability of data on the effects of prescription drugs in pregnant and lactating women, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued two draft guidances ...

Concerta (methylphenidate) may not be safe to take while pregnant or breastfeeding. Certain factors, including the risks of not treating your condition during pregnancy, may determine whether you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antimalarials, azathioprine, colchicine, cyclosporine, sulfasalazine and tacrolimus are deemed compatible with ...

Giorgia Guglielmi is a freelance writer in Basel, Switzerland. In 2021, amid the COVID‑19 pandemic, Kristin Wall became pregnant with her second child. Her physician told her that little was known ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. The president of the United States recently claimed that the use of acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name ...

People who stopped taking weight-loss drugs before or during pregnancy were associated with greater gestational weight gain and had a higher risk of preterm delivery and gestational diabetes compared ...