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Pregnancy and Lactation Resources
Pregnancy and Lactation Resources
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Pregnancy and Lactation Resources
- When pregnant, you need to know a lot of things. Sometimes, knowing where to start and which information you can trust can be challenging. The use of drugs during pregnancy is increasing.
- In general, drugs should not be used during pregnancy unless necessary because many can harm the fetus.
- In addition, about 2 to 3% of all congenital disabilities result from drugs that are taken to treat a disorder or symptom.
- Sometimes drugs are essential for the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus.
- In such cases, a woman should talk with her doctor or other health care practitioner about the drug’s risks and benefits.
- Finally, a pregnant woman should consult her health care practitioner before taking any drug (including over-the-counter medications) or dietary supplement (including medicinal herbs).
As a Healthcare Professional
- A health care practitioner may recommend that a woman take specific vitamins and minerals during pregnancy.
- Moreover, the drugs taken by a pregnant woman reach the fetus primarily by crossing the placenta.
- In addition to the same route taken by oxygen and nutrient.
- Interestingly, breastfeeding provides the perfect nutrition to newborns and infants.
- Not only is it readily available and always at the right temperature.
- Moreover, it helps promote bonding between mother and child and positively influences the infant’s mental development.
- Current recommendations include exclusively breastfeeding through 6 months of age and then continuing to predominantly breastfeed (supplementing with water or water-based liquids) or partly breastfeeding (adding in other beverages and solids) through 1 year or older.
- Interestingly, sometimes breastfeeding women are affected by health conditions and need to take medications during breastfeeding.
- Moreover, some of this medication may enter into breast milk with a potential risk of toxicity to the infant
- Drug passage into mature milk depends on several factors, including molecular weight, lipid solubility, protein binding, degree of ionization, the volume of distribution, half-life, and pKa of the drug.
- Agents crossing the blood-brain barrier enter breast milk more readily.
Resources for the Pregnant Women
WEBSITES
1- Pregnancy follow-up
This site offers weekly tracking, expert advice, and articles on all things pregnancy-related.
Not only a site for pregnant women, but you can rely on this site to also help with childcare and parenting information, covering everything from breastfeeding to developmental milestones, discipline and potty training.
This website is broken down into specific categories: Getting Pregnant, Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, and Baby and Beyond.
- The Bump:
On this website you will find lots and lots of information, beginning with tips for getting pregnant.
In addition, you will also find freebies, a question and answer place, and a baby registry.
This is a personalized site.
Once you are a member, you will start at the beginning of your pregnancy and get timely, up-to-date, week-by-week guides.
This site offers many, many links to articles on everything.
In addition, you will find plenty to read about getting pregnant, having a baby, baby solutions, toddlers, and on up to teens.
Parents are a different type of pregnancy site than the usual suspects.
You’ll find many useful pre-made to-do lists, fun apps, and quizzes that can help you with everything mama-related.
It is straightforward to use the site.
In addition, this incredible organisation is doing its best to help new mamas “beat the booby traps”.
Moreover, if you’re looking for a site for everything breastfeeding-related look no further.
Drugs in pregnancy and Lactation
- MotherToBaby’s free fact sheets for patients answer frequently asked questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding and are available in English and Spanish.
- In addition the NIH’s LactMed database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed.
- Moreover, it includes possible adverse effects in the nursing infant as well as suggested alternatives.
What about the CDC Site
- This CDC site covers a variety of topics including breastfeeding, formula feeding, feeding from a bottle, and essential vitamins and minerals.
- In addition to the introduction of solid foods.
- Moreover, parents can find information about what foods and drinks to encourage and what to limit or avoid, knowing when your child is hungry or full, along with mealtime tips and routines.
Other Websites
- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database(DART) (U.S. National Library of Medicine TOXNET)
- Drugs in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding(Perinatology.com)
- Medicine and Pregnancy(U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Motherisk(Hospital for Sick Children)
- Organization of Teratology Information Specialists(OTIS)
- REPROTOX(Reproductive Toxicology Center)
- Breastfeeding and Maternal Medication(WHO)
- Breastfeeding and Medications(Breastfeeding Online)
- Drug Safety in Lactation(New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority)
- Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMED)(U.S. National Library of Medicine TOXNET)
- Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding Mothers(Merck Manual)
- Mother risk (Hospital for Sick Children)
- The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service(NHS)
- Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation (in Lexicomp)
Type the name of the drug in the search box and go down to the bottom of the list of results to find Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation or use the A-Z Index to find a generic drug.
Lexi-Drugs
In addition to the Pregnancy & Lactation (In-Depth)
Go to All Results to find the Reproductive Risk databases (Reprotox, Reprotext, TERIS, Shepherd’s).
Moreover, there is also information located within the Drugdex monographs.
Books as Pregnancy and Lactation Resources
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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy: From Doctors Who Are Parents, Too!
This pregnancy book breaks down baby’s growth by week and mom’s changing body by month
In addition, it includes a 40-week pregnancy calendar, symptom guide and illustrations.
More importantly: it provides trustworthy medical information from doctors at the reputable Mayo Clinic
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Exactly as the title states, this go-to guide covers all aspects of pregnancy, delivery and early stage of baby
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Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth:
What this pregnancy book delivers: Worried about delivery?
In addition, let the former president of the Midwives Alliance of North America walk you through her gentle approach to natural childbirth.
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Expecting 411: The Insider’s Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
Instead of panicking about what’s happening in your body or to your developing fetus, let this pregnancy book, written by an ob-gyn and a paediatrician, will set your mind at ease.
- The Pregnancy Countdown Book: Nine Months of Practical Tips, Useful Advice, and Uncensored Truths
This book takes the less-is-best approach, offering up bite-sized chunks of relevant information served up at just the right time in your nine months of pregnancy
- The Healthy Pregnancy Book: Month by Month, Everything You Need to Know from America’s Baby Experts
This book provides well-rounded data to help you decide what’s best for you and your baby.
In addition, it covers nutrition and lifestyle topics too.
- Mommy IQ: The Complete Guide to Pregnancy
When you want to feel empowered and calm through your nine months with baby.
Moreover, this quick read, by maternity fashion and lifestyle guru Rosie Pope, packs in a lot of great tips and charts, without going overboard and stressing you out.
- The Baby Bump: 100s of Secrets to Surviving Those 9 Long Months
The Bump creator Carley Roney chatted with real moms to create this practical guide, filled with advice and tips from women who’ve been there and done that.
In addition, this book feels like chatting with a post-baby best friend, while also offering up handy birth plan checklists, a kick count tracker and tips for working your maternity wardrobe.
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Pregnancy: For the First Time Moms, What They Don’t Tell You
Pregnancy isn’t always pretty, and this pregnancy book dares to go there.
- The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide With Recipes for a Healthy Start
A woman’s health ultimately affects the health of her baby, which is why what she eats when she’s pregnant is so important.
Moreover, this book makes food the main event, offering information on nutrition, how much to eat and recipes for mom-to-be.
- Bumpology: The Myth-Busting Pregnancy Book for Curious Parents-to-Be
Science journalist Geddes shuts out all the noise and gives it to you straight, from pre-conception to postpartum, addressing all your mom-to-be concerns with accurate information in an honest, easy-to-understand way.
Books for professionals such as Pregnancy and Lactation Resources:
- Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk
The updated 11th edition lists more than 1,200 commonly prescribed drugs taken during pregnancy and lactation.
In addition, include detailed monographs that provide the information, you need on known or possible effects on the mother, embryo, fetus, and nursing infant.
- Drugs and Pregnancy: A Handbook (A Hodder Arnold Publication)
ImportantlySignificantly, this practical handbook will assist the physician and nurse prescriber in understanding the effects of drug exposure during pregnancy.
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Textbook of Diabetes and Pregnancy
The Textbook of Diabetes and Pregnancy presents a comprehensive review of the science, clinical management, and medical implications of gestational diabetes mellitus.
Moreover, this condition has serious consequences that are on the increase in all developed societies.
This new edition supports the latest initiatives and strategies of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
In addition, add chapters on noncommunicable diseases, obesity, bariatric surgery, and epidemiology outside Western cultures.
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ACOG Pregnancy Book for Physicians
ACOG Patient Educational Materials cover a variety of procedures conditions, diagnoses, and treatments.
- High-Risk Pregnancy
The 3rd Edition of this popular text examines the full range of challenges in general obstetrics, medical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis and fetal disease, and management of labour and delivery.
In addition, the world-recognized authorities employ an evidence-based management approach and explore a series of options to equip you to select the most appropriate treatment for each patient.
Applications for Pregnancy and Lactation Resources
It shows you details about exactly where you are in your pregnancy.
In addition, it offers week-by-week videos about your developing body and baby and tons of pregnancy info about everything from nutrition to exercise to prepare for labour.
Finally, you can consider the health tips and articles to be doctor-approved.
This app has the most thorough and reliable medical information.
In addition to this app, you can track baby kicks, your weight and blood pressure, and (eventually) your contractions.
This app gives you a 3D image of your developing baby each week.
In addition to the ability to ask questions and get real-time answers from The Bump staff, a team of experts, and other moms.
This app is very medically accurate.
In addition after delivering the baby, the app automatically changes into a parenting guide, helping you survive those first crazy weeks at home with a newborn.
The app lets you look up the safety of certain foods and medications.
In addition to ensuring that you’re not accidentally consuming anything that might not be recommended during pregnancy
Mind the Bump is a great way to prepare your brain and body for all the significant changes.
Conclusion for Pregnancy and Lactation Resources
When you find out that you are pregnant, there are many things you need to know.
In addition, many websites and apps are designed to help you through this journey.
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