GLP-1 drugs and pregnancy: Who may face higher preterm birth risk

Weight loss drugs have been linked to an increased risk of premature births among women who took them inadvertently just ...
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Stopping GLP-1s Before Pregnancy Linked to Weight Gain, Other Complications

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that stopping GLP-1 drugs before pregnancy is linked to complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Tatsiana Volkava/Getty Images A recent study ...
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Including pregnant women in drug trials can lead to better health outcomes and reduce misinformation, experts say

FILE - A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) From Philly and the Pa.
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Use of antiseizure drugs with known or uncertain risks during pregnancy continues

Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published in Neurology. Subscribe to our ...
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Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...
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Panel urges FDA warning against antidepressants during pregnancy

(NewsNation) — An advisory panel has urged the Federal Drug Administration to warn against the use of antidepressants in pregnant women. The medical consensus thus far has been that antidepressants ...