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New and Updated Fact Sheets

Do you have questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding? The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists has created Fact Sheets to answer frequently asked questions on different exposures.

Our new and updated Fact Sheets include:

• Ibuprofen and Pregnancy
• HPV Vaccine
• Meningococcal Disease (Bacterial Meningitis) Vaccine
• Opioids (prescription)

Pregnant and taking leflunomide for Rhemuthoid Arthritis, is it safe?
 

Women who inadvertently become pregnant while being treated with leflunomide (Arava) for rheumatoid arthritis are not at increased risk of causing major defects in their unborn child, according to a recent study published in the online version of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.

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PregTASTIC Online Radio
 

Dr. Christina Chambers, CTIS program director, was podcasted at PregTASTIC Online Radio, Episode 163 - H1N1 and Your Pregnancy: What You Should Know About the Virus and Vaccine (February 2, 2010)

Winter 2010 Newsletter, Volume 2, #1
 

CTIS Newsletter for Health Care Professionals vol 2.1

California Teratogen Information Service Teams Up with the California Smoker's Helpline to Promote Healthy Pregnancies
 

Over the past year, the California Smokers' Helpline and the California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS) have worked together to promote healthy pregnancies in California. The Helpline provides information, referral, and telephone-based counseling to pregnant smokers who want to quit.