Drugs & pregnancy

antibiotics.

    antibiotics & pre-term labour

anti-emetics.

    metoclopramide safety in the 1st. trimester

folic acid

    reduced incidence of congenital heart disease with folate fortification of flour

smoking.

    stopping smoking < 15 weeks is effective in pregnancy

steroids.

    history

    rescue steroids

    MACS trial result: "No" to multiple courses of antenatal steroids

tocolytics.

     good review of tocolytic drugs and their nasty side-effects

other.

    SSRI use in pregnancy linked to ­ risk of hypertension and PET

    proton pump inhibitors appear safe in pregnancy

    phthalate (plasticiser) linked to low birth weight