This sheet is about exposure to siponimod in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is siponimod? Siponimod (Mayzent®) is a medication approved to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), including clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease. For information on multiple sclerosis, please see the MotherToBaby fact sheet at: …
The Baby Blog: Multiple Sclerosis
Prednisone | Prednisolone
This sheet is about exposure to oral prednisone or prednisolone in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What are prednisone and prednisolone? Prednisone and prednisolone belong to a group of medications called corticosteroids. In the body, prednisone is broken down into prednisolone. Prednisone and prednisolone are used to treat many conditions, such as asthma, autoimmune diseases and skin …
Natalizumab (Tysabri®)
This sheet is about exposure to natalizumab in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is natalizumab? Natalizumab is a type of medication called an integrin receptor antagonist. It has been used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) or Crohn’s disease in some people when other medications have not worked. Natalizumab is sold under the brand name Tysabri®. Sometimes when people find out they …
Mayzent® (siponimod) (US PATIENTS ONLY)
Help Us Better Understand the Effects of Mayzent® in Pregnancy Many women need to take medication during pregnancy to appropriately manage their 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 pregnant women in a study examining the …
Kesimpta® (ofatumumab) (US PATIENTS ONLY)
Help Us Better Understand the Effects of Kesimpta® in Pregnancy Many women 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 pregnant women in a study examining the use …
