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ArticleRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2016

Use of Medicinal Plants with Teratogenic and Abortive Effects by Pregnant Women in a City in Northeastern Brazil.

Cristina Ruan Ferreira de Araújo, Felipe Gomes Santiago, Marcelo Italiano Peixoto, José Olivandro Duarte de Oliveira, Mayrla de Sousa Coutinho

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Article in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Self-medication practice in pregnant women from central Mexico.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Cristina Ruan Ferreira de AraújoTutorial EducationProgramGroup / Conexão de Saberes, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Felipe Gomes SantiagoMedical School, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Marcelo Italiano PeixotoMedical School, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
José Olivandro Duarte de OliveiraMedical School, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Mayrla de Sousa CoutinhoUndergraduate Nursing Course, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study is to verify the use of medicinal plants by pregnant women treated at four Basic Health Units and at a public maternity facility in Brazil's northeast.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional, quantitative study, performed between February and April 2014. The subjects were 178 pregnant women, aged 18 to 42 years. To collect data, a structured questionnaire with dichotomous and multiple choice questions was used. To verify the correlation between the variables, Pearson's chi-square test was used.

resultsThe study showed that 30.9% of the pregnant women used medicinal plants, and boldo was the most cited (35.4%). All the plants utilized, except lemongrass, have toxic effects in pregnancy, according to Resolution SES/RJ N° 1757. There was no statistically significant correlation between social class and use of medicinal plants.

conclusionThe health of the study participants and their unborn children is at risk due to the inappropriate use of medicinal plants.

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Plants, MedicinalTeratogensAbortifacient AgentsAdolescentAdultBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancySurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAbortifacient AgentsTeratogens

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PMID27022784
PMCPMC10309309

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