Safe medications

Did You Know?

• Stress may cause headaches, backaches, high blood pressure, and digestive irregularities.
• Pregnancy may cause some discomforts, especially in the first and third trimesters.
• Some women who are prone to headaches, especially migraines, may find that pregnancy either makes them more or less frequent.
• Drugs may pose dangers to the embryo or fetus throughout pregnancy, but they are especially of concern during the first trimester, when the vital organs and systems are developing, and the last trimester, when excessive bleeding may complicate labor.
• According to the New England Journal of Medicine, an estimated 10-45% of pregnant women in the first trimester, unaware of their condition, reach for the most common OTC drug, aspirin.
• Aspirin and other drugs containing salicylate are not recommended throughout pregnancy, especially during the last three months, except under a doctor's supervision.