ArticleQualitative health research2017
Improving Safe Use of Medications During Pregnancy: The Roles of Patients, Physicians, and Pharmacists.
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- Pooled it
- Use of Decision Support Tools to Empower Pregnant Women: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Development of a Stepped-Care Pathway for Managing Willis-Ekbom Disease/Restless Legs Syndrome During Pregnancy: A Best Evidence Synthesis.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
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- GPs' awareness of pregnancy: trends and association with hazardous medication use.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
- Promising practices and pockets of excellence: Community pharmacists supporting wellness for reproductive-age women.Health services research · 2022Article
- The effect of a pharmacist consultation on pregnant women's quality of life with a special focus on nausea and vomiting: an intervention study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Women's Perspectives on Antibiotic Use for Mom and Child: Implications for Developing Tailored Health Education Interventions.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Perceptions of the Value of Clinical Pharmacy Medication Review for Women During Early Pregnancy.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2020Article
- Obstetrician-Gynecologist Views of Pregnancy-Related Medication Safety.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- Using Supervised Learning Methods to Develop a List of Prescription Medications of Greatest Concern during Pregnancy.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Arterial Function in Healthy Pregnant Women vs. Non-Pregnant Women-A 10-Year Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Treatment and Management of Depression Symptoms in Pregnant Veterans: Varying Experiences of Mental Health Care in the Prenatal Period.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2020Article
- Community pharmacist counseling in early pregnancy-Results from the SafeStart feasibility study.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
Our study sought to explore the actual and potential roles of patients, physicians, and pharmacists, as well as their shared challenges and opportunities, in improving the safety of medication use during pregnancy. We conducted virtual focus groups with 48 women and in-depth interviews with nine physicians and five pharmacists. Qualitative analysis revealed that all three groups of participants reported "playing it safe," the need for an engaged patient making informed decisions, challenges surrounding communication about pregnancy status, and a lack of patient-centric resources. Patients, physicians, and pharmacists are highly motivated to protect developing babies from potential harms of medication use during pregnancy while maintaining the patient's health. Strategic messaging could maximize the effectiveness of these interactions by helping physicians discuss the benefits and risks of medication use during pregnancy, pharmacists screen for pregnancy and counsel on medication safety, and patients using medications to share pregnancy intentions with their providers pre-pregnancy.
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