New leaflets on medications in pregnancy - Action on Postpar...

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

3,595 members2,536 posts

New leaflets on medications in pregnancy

Naomi_at_app profile image
Naomi_at_appVolunteer
0 Replies

I had the privilege of being part of an excellent training day today for mental health practitioners. One of the hot topics was prescribing during and after pregnancy.

I thought everyone might like to see the BUMPS (Best Use of Medications in Pregnancy) website which produces leaflets for mums and families giving the absolute latest info on the safety of a whole range of meds during pregnancy.

Here's the homepage medicinesinpregnancy.org/

Here's the alphabetical list of medication leaflets medicinesinpregnancy.org/Me...

The partner site gives the most up-to-date information for health professionals - so this is where you want to go if you fancy printing out a leaflet for your GP or psychiatrist to help educate them about your medication when planning a pregnancy. It's in alphabetical format again, and covers a whole range of medications, not just those used to treat mental health problems. uktis.org/html/maternal_exp...

Written by
Naomi_at_app profile image
Naomi_at_app
Volunteer
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .

You may also like...

Medication and second pregnancy

knowing what to do for the best. Medicate through a second pregnancy or not. All the advice seems...

New Pregnancy with bipolar diagnosis

well as more recently, over thinking symptoms of pregnancy to be symptoms of a relapse (namely...

Quetiapine in pregnancy

another pregnancy and just wondered if anyone has taken quetiapine or other antipsychotics during...

Insomnia during second pregnancy

with second pregnancy? How worried would you be? I'm not on meds, no other mental health diagnoses...

Advice needed please 2nd pregnancy

expected to meet a Psychiatrist and explained my past mental health, my current pregnancy and about...