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Being overweight during pregnancy from the March of Dimes gives you a brief description to talk to your health provider about getting to a healthy weight before or during pregnancey. This link also gives you links to other healthy pregnancy links from the March of Dimes such as Eating healthy during pregancy and Exercising during pregnancy.Disability in America toward a National Agenda for Prevention< – Andrew M. Pope and Alvin R. Tarlov Editors Committee on a National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1991. “This report goes beyond the traditional medical model to consider and address the needs of people with disabling conditions after those conditions exist and after they have been "treated" and "rehabilitated." Prevention of the initial condition (primary prevention) is certainly important, but the emphasis in this report is on developing interventions that can prevent pathology from becoming impairment, impairment from becoming functional limitation, functional limitation from becoming disability, and any of these conditions from causing secondary conditions.”
Medicines and Pregnancy: Medicines to Avoid When Pregnant by WebMD. Because of the recent articles on the safety of Tylenol during pregnancy and the possible detrimental affect on the develping baby, we are including this article from WebMD which lists Medicines that are not safe to take, medicines they consider safe, including over the counter medicines, vitamins and alternative supplements or therapies.
Medicines and Pregnancy Tips to help you learn more about how medicines that might affect you and your baby,
Ask questions
Read the label
Be smart online
Report problems
What products are regulated by FDA
Types of issues you should report to FDA MedWatch
Volunteer to sign up for a pregnancy exposure registry
Medicine and Pregnancy Almost all pregnant women face decisions about taking medicines during pregnancy. Many need to take medicines during pregnancy to treat health conditions. In some cases, avoiding or stopping a medicine during pregnancy may be more harmful than taking it.
And yet, certain medicines during pregnancy can increase the risk for health problems, such as some birth defects, prematurity, or pregnancy loss. Many women need to take medicine to stay healthy before and during pregnancy. If you're planning to become pregnant, you should discuss your current medicines with your healthcare provider. Creating a treatment plan for your health condition before pregnancy can help keep you and your baby health
Mother to Baby Fact Sheetson Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions about Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Exposures Quick, easy-to-understand information on 275+ exposures and how they may impact pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Over-the-Counter Medications
in Pregnancy, from the American Academy of Family Physicians by
Elizabeth Allison Powers, MD, Johnson City Family Medicine Residency
Program, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, etc.
This is a very comprehencive sheet on medications and decriptions! This article states: "High-quality research on the safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter medications in pregnancy
is limited. Physicians should explore nonpharmacologic treatments before recommending medication." The beginning paragraph summarizes key medications's "do or don't" is explained very concisely.
NHU Report on the Prevention of Disabilities - Spring 2015 Read about the rising prevalence of developmental disabilities, the impact of developmental disabilities and the need for data for research. ----We all know to move forward on any problem facing mankind requires research. We are stating, in order to protect children of the future, newborns, their parents and society from disabilities, we should broaden the scope of data collected through the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth. This update to our existing data system would be more easily adopted and is necessary to more effectively meet current research needs for the purpose of preventing disabilities. Existing data collected is vague and not in sync with the rapid advances in medicine for today. Where is the data on birth injury in America?
Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are state or multi-state networks of teams woring to improve birth health coutcomes for mother and babies. Important improvements in health care include reductions in deliveris before 39 weeks of pregnancy without a medical reason, bloodstream infections in newborns and severe pregnancy complications.
Pregnancy Complications is a good overview of items that can affect maternal and infant health during pregancy from the CDC including prevention statements. Complications of pregnancy are health problems that occur during pregnancy. They can involve the mother's health, the baby's health, or both. Some women have health problems that arise during pregnancy, and other women have health problems before they become pregnant that could lead to complications. It is very important for women to receive health care before and during pregnancy to decrease the risk of pregnancy complications.
Preventing Disability is an article from the Texas State Health and Human Services and speaks to which developmental disabilities are preventable and risk factors that can cause disability, before, during and after childbirth and during infancy and childhood.
RxList.com - Owned and Operated by WebMD and part of the WebMD network. RxList is an online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs. Use RxList to review any medication for safety and side effects listed in alphabetical order.
US Department of HHS Office of Women's Health: Pregnancy and Medicines
This is a comprehensive FAQ document on the subject.
Your Guide to Pregnancy-Safe Medications: Always talk with your doctor for advice, too
Choosing pregnancy-safe medication is important to having a healthy pregnancy. It’s important for your well-being and for promoting healthy fetal development.
What should you take? What should you avoid? They asked Ob/Gyn Paul Hudock, MD, for advice about what medications are safe during your pregnancy.
Zika and Pregnancy (Infographic) this infographic will launch in your pdf application. Protect yourself, your pregnancy. CDC scientists announced that enough evidence has accumulated to conclude that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly (a condition where a baby’s head is much smaller than expected) and other severe fetal brain defects. Find out more about the Zika virus from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Find out how the Zika virus spreads to humans, what the symptoms are for Zika Virus infections, what you want to do before pregnancy, what to do if you are pregnant, and mosquito prevention.
State Listings
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care offers resources for parents who are considering having a child, preconception health, healthy pregancy information and tips, and preventive resources for premature birth or birth complications.Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC) is the Wisconsin state network of teams working to improve birth health outcomes for mother and babies. Important improvements in health care include reductions in deliveries before 39 weeks of pregnancy without a medical reason, bloodstream infections in newborns, severe pregnancy complications and racial/ethnic and geographic disparities are some of the priorities of the PQC.
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