When Your Bundle of Joy Comes with a Bundle of Questions – We’re Your Experts on Environmental Exposures.
MotherToBaby is the nation’s most trusted source of evidence-based information on medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. MotherToBaby Fact Sheets summarize all the available scientific information to determine whether or not women and their developing babies are at risk because of an exposure in their environment. We offer over 250 Fact Sheets on a wide variety of exposure topics that are available to the public 24/7 in English and Spanish. Our Fact Sheets cover many common exposures that a pregnant or breastfeeding mom may experience, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, recreational substances, cosmetic treatments, maternal health conditions, infections, vaccines, chemicals, and workplace exposures.
Our Fact Sheets are not the only way that MotherToBaby provides safety and risk information about exposures that a pregnant or breastfeeding woman may encounter. Our experts also provide personalized information by live chat, text, phone, and email at no-cost to the public. If our database of Fact Sheets does not include the exposure that you are interested in or if you have additional questions about the exposure, please don’t hesitate to contact our information specialists.
Every mom should have access to accurate information to make the best health decisions for herself and her baby.
While our experts are steeped in scientific backgrounds, we focus on communicating information about pregnancy and breastfeeding exposures in a mom-friendly manner through multiple channels, including The MotherToBaby Podcast and our Baby Blog. You can listen to The MotherToBaby Podcast to hear from host, MotherToBaby specialist, and mom-of-four, Chris Stallman, as she takes listeners’ questions on exposures and engages guest experts to address what’s okay and what’s not during pregnancy and breastfeeding. You can also read our Baby Blogs, which provide helpful information on some of today’s most pressing exposure topics.
Our team knows so much about pregnancy and breastfeeding exposures because we are also top researchers in the field of birth defects prevention and medication safety. Our MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies are observational research studies that aim to answer questions about whether a mom’s health conditions and treatments affect her pregnancy. Our research has been instrumental in identifying previously unrecognized exposures that can be harmful to pregnancy, as well as ruling out substantial risk for other medications and vaccines. The information yielded by our research gets included on medication labels and can be used by moms and their health professionals to make treatment decisions during pregnancy.
Browse below to find our most popular exposure topics and to access related fact sheets, blogs, podcasts, ongoing observational MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies, and more. Check back frequently as we are constantly adding new resources and updating existing information!
Explore Our Most Popular Topics
COVID-19
Critical info on the novel coronavirus for women who are pregnant, planning to be, or breastfeeding.
Alcohol
More harmful than cocaine, meth or heroin – why you should avoid alcohol if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Spine pain? We’ve got info on AS and treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Asthma
Breathing for two – access info on asthma and its treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Cannabis
Marijuana, pot, whatever you call it – we’ve got info you need if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Eczema
Access resources for the most common skin condition in pregnant and breastfeeding women.
High Cholesterol
At the heart of it all – get info for pregnant and breastfeeding women with high cholesterol.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Follow your gut – get info on IBD and its treatment while pregnant or breastfeeding.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
JIA may be diagnosed in the childhood years, but its impact can be felt in adulthood.
Lead
A heavy metal that can be found in common household objects can affect your developing baby.
Lupus
Nearly 9 out of every 10 people with lupus are women. Will it influence you or your baby’s health?
Mental Health
Managing a mental health condition before, during or after pregnancy? What you need to know.
Multiple Sclerosis
Important info and resources on MS and its treatment during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Opioids
In the face of a nationwide opioid epidemic, access our resources for both moms and health providers.
Psoriasis
Get comfy with the skin you’re in – explore our resources on psoriasis, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Psoriatic Arthritis
Flare-up fears? We’ve got skin and joint disease info for pregnant and breastfeeding moms.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Swelling, stiffness, and pain from RA – could it impact pregnancy or breastfeeding?
Zika Virus
How can mom minimize her baby’s risk of exposure to the Zika virus through travel or from her partner?
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