After the expectant mother is pregnant with the baby, she must pay attention to all aspects. Especially when it comes to medication, you need to be more cautious. During pregnancy, improper use of medication by pregnant women can break through the placental barrier and enter the fetus, causing varying degrees of impact on the growth and development of the fetus, such as miscarriage, fetal malformations, congenital diseases, and even fetal death. Drugs that have been shown to affect the embryo include anti-epileptic drugs, certain psychiatric drugs, and certain types of antibiotics. The safety of medication for pregnant women is very important.
4 things to note when pregnant women take medicine
1. Pay attention to pregnancy period
Babies grow and develop differently at different times and in different aspects. Medication at different stages has different effects on the baby. For example, drugs in the first trimester are more harmful to the baby than in the third trimester. In other words, the older the baby is, the less effective the medication will be. It is very important to combine the medication with the pregnancy weeks.
2. Pay attention to side effects
As long as it is a drug, it will have mild or severe side effects, and there is more than one drug for the same disease, so it is recommended that pregnant mothers try to choose drugs with fewer side effects. In addition, do not use two drugs at the same time when it can be treated with one drug.
3. If possible, try not to use it.
Medications taken during early pregnancy are the most harmful to the fetus, so especially during the first trimester, avoid taking them if possible. But don’t judge whether to take medication based on your own subjective consciousness. It’s best to consult a doctor.
4. Take supplements with caution
Some people think that if you take supplements after pregnancy, both the mother and the fetus will receive nutritional supplements, which is really killing two birds with one stone. However, this is not the case. Pregnant women should not take supplements. If a person who is not deficient in nutrients supplements too much, it will affect the normal dietary intake and absorption of pregnant women. Excessive supplementation can also cause bleeding throughout the endocrine system. In addition, there are many supplements that are high in hormones. If abused, it will affect the normal development and maturity of the embryo, interfere with the physiological development process of the fetus, bring adverse effects to the fetus after birth, and even be life-threatening in severe cases.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that if pregnant women take ginseng, longan, astragalus and other sweet and warm products, the sweet and warm products will easily increase fire and cause blood flow in the fetus. For pregnant women with yin deficiency and internal heat, it is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Heat can lead to miscarriage, and imbalance of upper and lower qi can cause premature miscarriage or premature delivery, such as bloody discharge, lower abdominal distension, etc. If Qi is strong and Yin is consumed, the fetus will move uneasily. and may be life-threatening.
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What are the Western medicines that pregnant women should not take?
Tetracycline: Causes incomplete enamel formation, bone and heart malformations, etc.
Chloramphenicol: Causes neonatal blood circulation disorders, respiratory insufficiency, cyanosis, and abdominal distension (ie, gray baby syndrome).
Gentamicin: Causes fetal ear damage and even congenital gastrovascular malformations.
Sulfonamides (mainly long-acting sulfonamidesand antimicrobial synergists): Causes hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus, and malformations.
Aspirin: Causes fetal smallness and malformation, neonatal hemorrhage and liver detoxification dysfunction.
Paracetamol: Causes neonatal methemoglobinemia.
Indomethacin: Causes jaundice and aplastic anemia.
Stability: Can cause fetal malformations and virilization of female fetuses.