While some medical conditions may make abstinence necessary, sex does not compromise the baby in a healthy pregnancy. Not only are women at risk of contracting HIV from sexual intercourse and IV drug abuse, but they can also pass the infection on to their unborn babies. However, two major developments have dramatically reduced the transmission of HIV from mother to baby. One of the reasons you visit the doctor more often in the eighth and ninth months of pregnancy is to monitor you for high blood pressure. More on Medications in Pregnancy Advances in medicine have enabled us to treat diseases, but that has resulted in pregnant women being exposed to medicines more than ever before.
Some medicines are life saving, others are less critical.
Page 2 Advances in medicine have enabled us to treat diseases, but that has resulted in pregnant women being exposed to medicines more than ever before. Some medicines are life saving, others are less critical. Medications in Pregnancy Advances in medicine have enabled us to treat diseases, but that has resulted in pregnant women being exposed to medicines more than ever before. Some medicines are life saving, others are less critical. Part 2 Ultrasound is one of the most important innovations in obstetrics in the last 50 years.