Expectant mothers who take pain meds have higher risk of baby being harmed, ...
Painkillers 'raise risk of harm to babies in womb': Expectant mothers who take over-the-counter pain meds have higher risk of their child being harmed before birth, research suggests Study found women who use painkillers were 33% more likely to suffer stillbirth Experts tracked more than 150,000 pregnancies over course of three decades Researchers found babies were 57% more likely to end up in a neonatal care unit
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Pregnant women who take over-the-counter painkillers have a higher risk of their babies being harmed in the womb.
Researchers tracked more than 150,000 pregnancies over three decades to look at women who took aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, naproxen and diclofenac while expecting their baby.
Women who used at least one of the five painkillers were 33 per cent more likely to suffer a stillbirth and were 28 per cent more likely to have a baby with a low birth weight.
Pregnant women who take over the counter painkillers have a higher risk of their babies being harmed in the womb, according to a new study conducted by the University of Aberdeen
