A NY State Teratology Information Service
New York State: 1-800-724-2454
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Pregnancy can be a wonderful yet scary time in a woman's life. Some exposures to medications, illness or environmental agents just can't be avoided.
The question is, do these exposures increase the risk to the baby?
The staff of PRN will help answer your questions about prenatal exposure and the impact on your pregnancy. When you call PRN you will be asked:
• the exact name of the drug, medication, or agent you have been xexposed to
• the date on which you were exposed to the drug, medication or xagent
• the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP)
You can now contact us online using our new inquiry form!
Our staff is available to take your call Monday through Friday from
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. If you are unable to call during these hours, you may call the Pregnancy Risk Network at other times and leave us a voice mail message or for more information regarding the services we offer, to contact our Teratogen Information Specialists with a question or to be added to our healthcare provider mailing list you may also use our new inquiry form. You will receive an email acknowledgement within 24 hours of sending us your inquiry. Once our staff processes your form we will contact you by telephone.
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A Resource for Pregnant Women and Providers
Exposure in Pregnancy: Answers for Women and Providers
Prescription drugs, Over the Counter drugs, Alcohol, Illicit Drugs, Occupational Hazards-All can have an impact on pregnancy and on the developing fetus. But sometimes finding reliable, up-to-date information on these exposures (also referred to as teratogens) in pregnancy is difficult. At the Pregnancy Risk Network (a free telephone information service) callers can get reliable information on specific questions about exposures in pregnancy: information that takes into account specific conditions and concerns. Information is often available on the web, but assessing its accuracy can be difficult and may not take into acount factors such as when the exposure occurs, the intensity, and considerations relating to multiple exposures. Answers to such questions are important in evaluating risks.
A call to the Pregnancy Risk Network involves a brief, confidential conversation with a Teratogen Information Specialist to understand the conditions involved with the exposure. Callers are re-contacted after a review of the available information. Teratogen Information Specialists at the Pregnancy Risk Network have access to authoritive databases and medical literature, a team of genetic counselors and network of national experts in the field of teratology (The study of agents that may have harmful fetal effects.)
Reliable information for mothers-to-be helps guide them to optimal pre-natal care.
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*Teratogen: (te-rat'-uh-jen) an environmental agent or maternal condition that may have a harmful effect on a developing embryo or fetus.
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For more information regarding the services we offer, to contact our Teratogen Information Specialists with a question or to be added to our healthcare provider mailing list you may use our new inquiry form. You will receive an email acknowledgement within 24 hours of sending us your inquiry. Once our staff processes your form we will contact you by telephone. |
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This free telephone service was established in 1989 to provide information about the risks of any agent that might affect the developing fetus.
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Abstract: Post-Disaster Teratogen Counseling:
The Events Associated with September 11, 2001
S. Mach, S. Gangell, L.K. Robinson
Pregnancy Risk Network, New York
Introduction
Exposure following a catastrophic event evokes various questions and
concerns from pregnant women and health care providers. Teratology information
services (TISs) are uniquely positioned to collect data concerning such exposures
and possibly provide fetal risk assessments in such situations. The Pregnancy
Risk Network, a TIS located in Western New York, conducted a review of inquiries
to members of the Organization of Teratology Information Services following the
events on September 11, 2001 and occurrences of bio-terrorism that followed.
Although the number of inquiries was small, our data suggest that teratogen
counseling following a disaster situation differentiates concerns regarding maternal
health risks comparative to fetal risks associated with prenatal exposures. View the abstract
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For information and links relating to the use of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding, please visit the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabililties; ttp://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/meds/
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