Key points
- Many organizations are committed to understanding more about medicines and pregnancy and providing helpful resources for pregnant people and healthcare providers.
- Access the materials and resources below to learn about medicines and pregnancy.
Materials
Talking with your doctor about medicine use
Safer medication use in pregnancy
Links
Pregnancy resources
MotherToBaby provides information in English and Spanish about the risks and safety of taking specific medicines during pregnancy and breastfeeding. They offer a free and confidential service to speak with a MotherToBaby expert about the safety of a medicine you have taken or are thinking of taking.
REPROTOX® contains summaries on the effects of medications, chemicals, infections, and physical agents on pregnancy, reproduction, and development. The REPROTOX® system was developed as an adjunct information source for clinicians, scientists, and government agencies. This system requires a membership.
TERIS is an authoritative clinical teratology resource to assess risks of medication and other exposures during pregnancy. It is housed in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington School of Public Health.
Breastfeeding resources
LactRx is an app that contains information about specific medicines, ways they might affect breastfeeding mothers and their babies, and potential alternatives to consider, if needed.