“This is my first child, and I don’t know what to do!” exclaimed Lyndsay, a newly pregnant woman when I answered MotherToBaby’s free and confidential helpline. Lyndsay explained that she is taking several medications and was concerned about their potential effects on her unborn baby. She is currently very new to recovery from cocaine and opioid use disorder. She is taking buprenorphine and naloxone for the opioid use disorder, along with baclofen and n-acetylcysteine (NAC) for cocaine …
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Baby Blog: Shedding Light on Atopic Dermatitis and Pregnancy: Understanding Light Therapy
Atopic dermatitis, commonly known as eczema, is a condition that makes the skin itchy and inflamed and can cause red or darker colored patches during a flare-up. Symptoms can be mild, moderate, or severe and can come and go. If you are one of the many people who are pregnant and dealing with this itchy, inflamed skin issue, you are not alone. Atopic dermatitis is common in pregnancy. Over half of people with eczema develop symptoms for the first time during their pregnancy. Hormonal changes in …
