Nervous about effects of sickness on unborn baby

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Allegra, doctors really don’t like giving women who are pregnant ANYTHING, because a lot of medicines haven’t been studied in pregnant women. I bet your doctor gave you a list of “if you have this problem, try this nonmedical technique first…but if it doesn’t work this medicine is okay.” This does not mean that the medicine will hurt your baby, though. Do what you need to do to stay functional.
 
I think I remember reading that most drugs are “Class C,” or anyway a lot are so classed. Some are because the drug has been found to cause harm in pregnant women (but is also useful), but for a LOT it’s because they just haven’t been able to study it in humans so they’re extrapolating from animal studies or other data. This is because it’s very difficult to do ethical , high-quality studies with pregnant women–no one wants to be responsible for a bunch of fetal deaths or birth defects.
 
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