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[3] [4] Use during pregnancy is not recommended. [2] Use during breastfeeding is likely safe. [5] It works mainly by preventing ovulation. [2] EC/MPA came into medical use in 1993 with approval in the United States in 2000. [6] [2] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [7] [8] The medication is approved for use ...
Cannabis use during pregnancy should be avoided. [80] There is no known safe dose of cannabis while pregnant and use of cannabis may lead to birth defects, pre-term birth, or low birth weight. [80] Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active ingredient in cannabis, can both cross the placenta and accumulates in high concentrations in breast milk. [81]
During pregnancy the plasma volume increases by 40-50% and the red blood cell volume increases only by 20–30%. [22] These changes occur mostly in the second trimester and prior to 32 weeks gestation. [24] Due to dilution, the net result is a decrease in hematocrit or hemoglobin, which are measures of red blood cell concentration.
Preeclampsia is a high blood pressure condition that develops during pregnancy - "typically occurring in third trimester, though it can occur as early as 20 weeks and can also occur in the ...
Doctors and pregnant women should have a discussion of risks and benefits when considering an induction of labor in the absence of an accepted medical indication. [14] There is insufficient evidence to determine if inducing a woman's labor at home is a safe and effective approach for both the women and the baby.
“Pregnant women and women trying to conceive should be taking prenatal vitamins. The most important reason is the folate supplementation,” says s Shanna Levine, M.D., primary care physician at ...
"Aortocaval compression resulting in sudden loss of consciousness and severe bradycardia and hypotension during cesarean section in a patient with subvalvular aortic stenosis". BMC Anesthesiology. 19 (1): 116. doi: 10.1186/s12871-019-0791-x. ISSN 1471-2253. PMC 6610927. PMID 31272377. AJ, Lee; R, Landau (2017).
But rest easy: Experts agree that these issues are generally nothing to worry about in a low-risk pregnancy. “Sex during a low-risk pregnancy doesn't pose harm to the developing [fetus], as they ...