12. Are medications safe during pregnancy? With Prof. Ema Ferreira

For today’s episode, Shalaka will be interviewing Dr. Ema Ferreira. We’ll be aiming to answer the question: Are medications safe for pregnancy? We discuss which medications are safe for pregnant women and how new medications are tested. 

In the post-interview discussion (34:56), Alyson and Shalaka discuss the fact that pregnant people can and should be treated for health conditions using medication, supplements and other natural health products not labelled “medication”, and relying on expertise and not hearsay.

Links and resources
Grossesse et allaitement: guide thérapeutique Facebook page
(Pregnancy and breastfeeding: a therapeutic guide)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063450594750

Centre IMAGe:
https://www.chusj.org/en/Care-Services/P/Pharmacy/Centre-IMAGe

Pregnancy and breastfeeding pocketbook (soon available in English): https://www.chusj.org/en/soins-services/P/Pharmacie/Centre-IMAGe/Petit-Guide-Grossesse-et-allaitement

Study of drugs quantification in breastmilk
https://www.chusj.org/en/soins-services/P/Pharmacie/Centre-IMAGe/Etude-dosage-medicaments-lait-maternel

Best use of medicine in pregnancy (UK site): https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/
MotherToBaby – fact sheets(US site): https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/
Le CRAT (France – in French) - https://www.lecrat.fr/

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Prenatal research from Shalaka’s lab and the DREAM BIG consortium:
Dreambigresearch.com
Prenatal Stress and Child Development book (2021):
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-60159-1

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