This sheet is about exposure to ondansetron in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is Ondansetron? Ondansetron is a medication used to treat nausea and vomiting following surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Ondansetron has also been prescribed during pregnancy to help with symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). NVP is also referred to as “morning sickness”. …
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Mifepristone
This sheet is about exposure to mifepristone in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is mifepristone? Mifepristone is a medication that is approved for use in combination with another medication called misoprostol, to medically terminate (end) a pregnancy that is less than 10 weeks along (70 days or less since the start of the last menstrual period). MotherToBaby has a fact sheet on …
Paternal Exposures
This sheet is about paternal exposures in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is a “paternal exposure”? A paternal exposure is anything a male parent or sperm donor is exposed to before a pregnancy is conceived, while trying to conceive pregnancy, or after their partner is pregnant. This includes things such as substances of use (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, opioid misuse), …
HPV Vaccine
This sheet is about exposure to the HPV vaccine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is HPV? Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common infection that is transmitted by skin-to-skin sexual contact. HPV is not just one virus. There are over 200 different kinds of HPV. It is thought that at least half of all people who are sexually active have been exposed to at least one type of …
Methotrexate
This sheet is about exposure to methotrexate in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is methotrexate? Methotrexate is a medication that can stop the growth of cells and can interfere with the immune system (the system the body uses to fight off infections). Methotrexate is prescribed to treat many conditions, including cancer and autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis …
