Minimize Medication Risks in Pregnant Patients

By Tara L. Newcomb, BSDH, MS, Ann M. Bruhn, RDH, BSDH, MS, Amanda B. Verissimo, RDH, MS, Hadeel Mohammed Ayoub, BSDH, MSDH

Pregnancy is a time of specialized cellular movement, initiation of new tissue formation, differentiation of cell purpose, and maturation of cell groups into working vital organs and systems. Providing effective care to ensure the health and well-being of pregnant women means protecting these cellular changes.¹ Understanding medication and drug use during pregnancy can be complicated due to a lack of scientific research on the subject.²

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