This sheet is about exposure to amlodipine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information is based on available published literature. It should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is amlodipine? Amlodipine is a medication that has been used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It is in a class of medications called calcium channel blockers. A brand name for amlodipine is Norvasc®. Sometimes when people find out they are …
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Baby Blog: Trans Masculine & Non-Binary Pregnancy: Exposures & Becoming a Trans Parent (It’s not always clear)
If you are looking for information related to transmasculine or non-binary pregnancy **(see definitions below), you might be hesitant to look at a website called MotherToBaby. You may be asking yourself, “How could this website be relevant to trans and non-binary pregnancies?” Before MotherToBaby became part of our name, we were known as the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS). While we still are called OTIS, people couldn’t get a sense of what we do from the long, …
Fact Sheet: Verapamil
This sheet is about exposure to verapamil in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is verapamil? Verapamil is a medication that has been approved for the treatment of high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm, or angina (chest discomfort or shortness of breath). It has also been used to treat headaches and migraines, coronary arteriosclerosis (when blood vessels near the heart become …
Fact Sheet: Teriflunomide (Aubagio®)
This sheet is about exposure to teriflunomide in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is teriflunomide? Teriflunomide is a prescription medication used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). It is marketed under the brand name Aubagio®. There is another medication, called leflunomide, which turns into teriflunomide in the body. For more information on this similar medication, please see the …
Baby Blog: Allergies, Asthma and Pregnancy…Oh My! Wait. Don’t Panic.
By Mara Gaudette, MS, CGC, Teratogen Information Specialist, MotherToBaby My friend Jocelyn, newly (and unexpectedly!) pregnant called in a bit of a panic. Her cardiologist was switching her high blood pressure medication now that she was pregnant. Jocelyn was still waiting for her asthma doctor to call her back but she figured her asthma treatment plan was another of the many changes she needed to make to accommodate the pregnancy. “Does anything stay the same?” she asked. Jocelyn was …