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Follow the links below to find information on the possible harmful effects of drugs, chemicals, alcohol and smoking during pregnancy.
Reviewed Sept 2007
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Pregnancy - risks
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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During your pregnancy it is very important to avoid some things that can harm your developing baby.
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Jul 2008
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Alcohol
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Inspire Foundation
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Alcohol is a type of drug that is legal in most countries. This fact sheet contains information in the reasons why people drink, the effects of drinking, and some of the things you need to keep in mind when drinking.
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Jun 2008
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Antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Australian Prescriber
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There are effective medicines to stop people with epilepsy having fits. Some of these drugs, however, can cause harm to an unborn baby if a woman takes them during pregnancy.
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Jun 2008
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Antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy and lactation
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Australian Prescriber
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Uncontrolled epilepsy in a pregnant woman is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition for both mother and child. Most pregnant women with epilepsy will need to take at least one antiepileptic drug.
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Jun 2008
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Passive smoking
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Whenever people smoke, all the others around them are smoking too because they breathe in the same harmful substances as the person who is smoking. Passive smoking.
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May 2008
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Passive smoking
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Whenever people smoke, all the others around them are smoking too because they breathe in the same harmful substances as the person who is smoking. it is known as passive smoking.
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May 2008
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Antipsychotic drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Australian Prescriber
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There are limited data on the safety of antipsychotic drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Reports of congenital abnormalities in the babies of women taking typical antipsychotics are uncommon, although chlorpromazine may cause symptoms in the neonate. No increased risk with atypical antipsychotics has yet emerged.
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Dec 2007
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Antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Australian Prescriber
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Clinicians must consider the risk of damage from the medications and the effects of the illness itself on both the mother and the baby.
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Oct 2007
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Alcohol
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Better Health Channel
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Alcohol is the most widely used social drug in Australia. Moderate drinking may help protect some people against heart disease, but heavy drinkers or binge drinkers are more likely to die from heart and other diseases. If you plan to drive, it is better not to drink at all.
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Aug 2007
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Pregnancy and drugs
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Better Health Channel
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Most women take some kind of drug, substance or medication during pregnancy, often without realising the potential for harm. Possible effects of some drugs or medication on the pregnancy and developing foetus may include prenatal death (miscarriage), developmental delay, intellectual disability and birth defects.
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Jul 2007
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Birth defects - drugs and medications
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Better Health Channel
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Certain drugs such as alcohol, some illegal drugs, and some prescription and over-the-counter medications are known to cause birth defects if taken during pregnancy. Drugs that can cause birth defects are called 'teratogens'. A teratogen is a substance that interferes with the normal development of a foetus.
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Jul 2007
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Prescribing medicines in pregnancy, 4th edition
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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One in twenty five (1:25) babies born in this country has a birth defect. A small proportion of these birth defects are caused by medications taken by the mother during pregnancy.
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Feb 2007
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Pregnancy and smoking
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Better Health Channel
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Smoking while pregnant exposes a woman and her unborn child to an increased risk of health problems including ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, premature labour and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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Oct 2006
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In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
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Better Health Channel
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In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the process used to conceive a child outside the body. A woman's eggs and man's sperm are placed together in a plastic dish for fertilisation. Once fertilised, the resulting embryos are placed back in the woman's uterus in the hope that a successful pregnancy will follow.
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Oct 2006
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Heroin and pregnancy
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myDr
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Using heroin during pregnancy is harmful to your unborn baby.
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Sep 2006
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Pregnancy planning
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myDr
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Getting into shape before getting pregnant helps to give your child the best possible start.
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Jul 2006
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