Question

what role does medication have in fetal development and pregnancy? Is it beneficial or harmful?

Name specific examples.

Answer 1

Pregnancy and delivery are a natural process, it does not need any medicines to take care of the body during pregnancy, unless you are ill.

So, the best thing to do is to prevent body from infections and diseases.by intake of nutritious food and water.

Some drugs will lead to harming the baby, by damaging the baby organs, damaging the placenta, affecting the development of brain. Disability chances are high for the baby due to drug intake,

Examples of harmful drugs are,

• Chloramphenicol.
• Cipro and levofloxacin.
• Primaquine.
• Sulphonamides.

answered by: anonymous