Can pregnant women take medicine? What are the taboos?

As a pregnant woman, you should pay attention to not getting sick as much as possible, because if you are sick with a cold, you need to take medicine, which may make the condition worse. However, if you do not take medicine, the inflammation will spread and cause fetal infection. Bacterial inflammation is more harmful. Pregnant women should pay attention to the urgency of taking medicine during pregnancy, but it does not mean not taking it. There are many types of medicines, and some can be used in small amounts.

Can pregnant women take medicine?

In clinical practice, some pregnant women or their families give up drug treatment due to the stereotype that "pregnant women cannot take medicines", causing some diseases that could have been quickly cured or controlled with medicines early on to lose the best time for treatment, and develop into serious or critical illnesses, even affecting the healthy growth of the fetus in the womb.

In addition, if the high fever persists for a long time during pregnancy, the fetus may suffer damage to its brain cell development in an oxygen-deficient environment. If the infection during pregnancy is not controlled, it may even cause miscarriage, premature birth or stillbirth, threatening the health and safety of mother and baby. Therefore, during pregnancy, you still have to take the necessary medication!

Pregnant women should use medicine with caution, but this does not mean that they should not use medicine

If medication is used within 2 weeks of pregnancy, it will have a serious impact on the fetus.

(1) Within 2 weeks of pregnancy, around the time when the fertilized egg implants, many pregnant women will use cold medicines, birth control pills and other drugs without knowing it, and then come to consult with fear.

Analysis: Generally speaking, the effect of drugs on the embryo during this period is either "complete" or "none". "Complete" means that the embryo dies early or miscarries due to the influence of drugs, while "none" means that the embryo is not affected by drugs and can continue to develop without abnormalities. Therefore, under normal circumstances, pregnant women who have taken medication within 2 weeks of pregnancy can generally continue their pregnancy and undergo regular prenatal examinations and monitoring, except for those who have taken medications that are specifically prohibited during pregnancy.