Drug-using mothers often give birth to "drug babies." These children have a host of developmental problems. Taking drugs during pregnancy also increases the chance of birth defects, premature ...

An estimated 40% to 60% of pregnant women take Tylenol at some point in their pregnancy. While the drug is considered generally safe to use during pregnancy, lead study author Brennan Baker ...

Researchers are set to trial a new drug, which could potentially help women experiencing ectopic pregnancy to avoid emergency surgery. The £1.6 million trial, led by the University of Aberdeen ...

A pregnancy drug given to hundreds of thousands of women has been described as a ‘hidden thalidomide’ - with the harm passed down “generations”. An ITV News investigation has led to more ...

Pills used to begin the process to terminate an early pregnancy can soon be dispensed in some pharmacies after a Food and Drug Administration update on Tuesday that expands access to medication ...

“We were hurting them by preventing identification of substance exposure that happened during pregnancy.” But Ostfeld-Johns said they found they didn’t need the drug tests to identify babies who might ...

New research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a first-in-class oral, non-hormonal drug in increasing embryo implantation, pregnancy and live birth rates among infertile women who are ...

For decades, thousands of women were given a controversial drug during their pregnancies with the hope of preventing miscarriage. The drug, called Diethylstilbestrol – commonly known as DES ...

Two weeks later, the additional test came back positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine, the drug Moore admitted to using earlier in her pregnancy. Moore said the caseworker called again, but told ...

The official use or "indication" for Primodos was changed in 1970, meaning it was no longer to be used as a pregnancy test. However, the company that manufactured the drug, Schering, wrote in ...

One woman, Suzanne Massey, 56, from Liverpool, believes the drug given to her mother during pregnancy caused years of pain and multiple medical procedures. "It’s a pain that no woman should have ...