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Use of Medicines with Unknown Fetal Risk among Parturient Women from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort (Brazil)
Joint Authors
Barros, Aluísio J. D.
Bertoldi, Andréa Dâmaso
Camargo, Aline Lins
Santos, Iná S.
Dal Pizzol, Tatiane da Silva
Matijasevich, Alicia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
To estimate the exposure to medicines with unknown fetal risk during pregnancy and to analyze the maternal characteristics associated with it.
Methods.
A questionnaire was administered to 4,189 mothers of children belonging to the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study about use of any medicine during gestation.
We evaluated the associations between use of medicines with unknown fetal risk and the independent variables through logistic regression models.
Unknown fetal risk was defined as medicines in which studies in animals have revealed adverse effects on the fetus, and no controlled studies in women, or studies in women and animals, are available.
Results.
Out of the 4,189 women, 52.5% used at least one medicine from unknown fetal risk.
Use of these medicines was associated with white skin color, high schooling, high income, six or more antenatal care consultations, hospital admission during pregnancy, and morbidity during gestation.
Conclusion.
The use of unknown fetal risk medicines is high, suggesting that their use must be addressed with caution with the aim of restricting their use to cases in which the benefits are greater than the potential risks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bertoldi, Andréa Dâmaso& Dal Pizzol, Tatiane da Silva& Camargo, Aline Lins& Barros, Aluísio J. D.& Matijasevich, Alicia& Santos, Iná S.. 2012. Use of Medicines with Unknown Fetal Risk among Parturient Women from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort (Brazil). Journal of Pregnancy،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bertoldi, Andréa Dâmaso…[et al.]. Use of Medicines with Unknown Fetal Risk among Parturient Women from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort (Brazil). Journal of Pregnancy No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bertoldi, Andréa Dâmaso& Dal Pizzol, Tatiane da Silva& Camargo, Aline Lins& Barros, Aluísio J. D.& Matijasevich, Alicia& Santos, Iná S.. Use of Medicines with Unknown Fetal Risk among Parturient Women from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort (Brazil). Journal of Pregnancy. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457988
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457988