We know that During pregnancy we should be very careful with the medications we take. Although there are medications that are considered safe in pregnancy, the ideal is to avoid them as much as possible.
A new study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that There is a relationship between the use of antibiotics at the beginning of pregnancy with the increased risk of having a miscarriage.
Some time ago we told you that taking antibiotics in pregnancy carries a higher risk of asthma in the child, and now with this new information, we should be even more careful when using them during pregnancy or if we suspect we are waiting for a baby.
For this study the data collected from January 1998 to December 2009 of the women between 15 and 45 years old They were covered by the Quebec drug insurance plan.
The team of researchers found 8,702 diagnosed cases of spontaneous abortion that occurred on average during the 14th week of pregnancy. They compared these data with the 87,020 pregnancies in which no abortions occurred. Of the total number of women who had a miscarriage, 16.4% had taken antibiotics at the beginning of pregnancy, while 12.6% had not taken them.
According to researchers, in general when a woman does not take antibiotics during her pregnancy, the risk of having a miscarriage is 6% to 7%. In the study, they found that those who took them at the beginning of their pregnancy had a 9% to 10% risk of having one.
Now, we must clarify that according to the results of this new study, not all the antibiotics tested obtained the same results.
For example, to the most common antibiotics such as penicillin, erythromycin - which is prescribed for respiratory and skin infections, as well as to prevent infection of group B streptococci in newborns - and nitrofurantoin -regularly used to treat urinary infections during pregnancy- they were not related to the increased probability of a miscarriage.
In contrast, macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole did increase the probability of having one. The researchers hope that with these results procedures for treating infections during pregnancy will be updated.
This is why it is important that if you suspect you are pregnant or consider it a possibility, check it before taking any treatment and always consult your doctor.
