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Sept

2010

Plaza 500 Hotel, Vancouver BC

Be sure to join us for the 11th Annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Roundtable. Program and registration details.

Aug

25

2010

Women's health experts recommend screening and recording of alcohol use before and during pregnancy to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Jan

11

2010

Motherisk Update 2010
Dec

22

2009

Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life Campaign raises funds for Motherisk
Nov

9

2009

Motherisk Launches New Pilot Project with Shoppers Drug Mart
Read more in our News Archive

Current Studies at Motherisk

For more information please visit our Current Studies section.

Herbal Products

Taking St John's wort during pregnancy
Ran D. Goldman, MD, Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC
Arch Intern Med. 2000 Nov 13;160(20):3141-3.
Gallo M, Sarkar M, Au W, Pietrzak K, Comas B, Smith M, Jaeger TV, Einarson A, Koren G: Pregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to echinacea: A prospective controlled study.
Can J Clin Pharmacol. 2000 Spring;7(1):45-9.
Einarson A, Lawrimore T, Brand P, Gallo M, Rotatone C, Koren G: Attitudes and practices of physicians and naturopaths toward herbal products, including use during pregnancy and lactation.
JAMA 264: 2866, 1990. No abstract available.
Koren G, Randor S, Martin S, Danneman D: Maternal ginseng use associated with neonatal androgenization
JAMA 265, 1828, 1991. No abstract available.
Koren G: Maternal use of ginseng and neonatal androgenization

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