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Pregnancy

Pregnancy can be both a joyful and worrisome time. The FDA regulates medications, medical devices and food safety so you can have a safe and healthy pregnancy.

Information from the FDA

Information from the FDA Office of Women's Health (OWH)

Pregnancy Registries: Pregnancy Follow-Up Study that looks at drugs taken by pregnant women and the effect on the health and safety of the baby

Risks of Misoprostol Use in Labor and Delivery

Enhancing Health for Mother and Child: OWH Science Program

Medicine and Pregnancy (Fact Sheet)

Infertility (Fact Sheet)

Drugs

Pregnancy and the Drug Dilemma (FDA Consumer magazine)

Drugs@FDA: This site allows users to research the safety and effectiveness of various medications that might be used during pregnancy

Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy

Pediatric Drug Development

Pregnancy " Category C" Labeling

Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Thalidomide

Food

Food Safety for Moms to Be

How Do I Avoid Infections During Pregnancy?

Infant Formula

What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (Backgrounder for 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory)

Screening

Home Pregnancy Tests: How to Use them Wisely

X-Rays, Pregnancy and You

FDA Cautions Against Ultrasound 'Keepsake' Images (FDA Consumer magazine)

Reproductive Science

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology

Reviewer Guidance Evaluation of Human Pregnancy Outcome Data Draft Guidance [PDF]

Information from Other Government Agencies

Healthy Pregnancy Web Site
National Women's Health Information Center

Breastfeeding--Best for Baby, Best for Mom
National Women's Health Information Center

History of the Pregnancy Test Kit
National Institutes of Health

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