This sheet is about exposure to deucravacitinib in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is deucravacitinib? Deucravacitinib is a medication that has been approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. MotherToBaby has a fact sheet on psoriasis & psoriatic arthritis at: https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/psoriasis-and-pregnancy/. A brand name for deucravacitinib …
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Ongoing Study: Tremfya® (guselkumab)
Help Us Better Understand the Effects of Tremfya® in Pregnancy Many people need to take medication during pregnancy to appropriately manage a chronic health condition. In some cases, avoiding or stopping medication use during pregnancy may be more harmful than taking medication. Yet fewer than 10% of medications have enough information to determine their safety for use in pregnancy — this is where you come in! MotherToBaby is currently enrolling people who are pregnant in a study examining …
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Your Partner in Health for Pregnant and Lactating Patients with Cardiovascular Disease MotherToBaby supports cardiologists and lipidologists in managing cardiovascular disease during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. We understand the challenges that you face when deciding on treatment courses when your patient is pregnant or breastfeeding. Care of people who are pregnant and/or lactating with serious conditions like hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or ASCVD is further complicated by the …
Baby Blog: IBD, Pregnancy, and The Burning Question: ‘Will My Baby Be O.K.?’
By Beth Kiernan, MPH, Interviewer & Teratogen Information Specialist, MotherToBaby “I just found out I’m pregnant, and while I am glad, I’m also pretty overwhelmed,” lamented Marian, a never-pregnant, newly-married woman who had struggled with Crohn’s disease since her teenage years but was finally in semi-remission. “I’m not sure I’m comfortable taking my medications now, even though my doctors say they are fine. I can’t even sleep! I am worried I’m harming my baby. I wonder if there will …
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Reporters, Engage a MotherToBaby Expert for Your Next News Story MotherToBaby specialists are available for media requests. Our experts will lend their expertise to members of the news media who are writing stores about pregnancy and breastfeeding exposures. If you’re a journalist who’d like to connect with a MotherToBaby expert for a story you’re writing, please contact our Media Liaison Nicole Chavez at 619.368.3259 or nchavez@mothertobaby.org. Event Organizers, Find a …