‘Painkillers During Pregnancy Put Unborn Baby at Kidney failure Risk’

  Taking of widely used painkillers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), by pregnant women can cause serious kidney problems in the unborn baby. The NSAIDs or any drug that has its contents for aches and pains at 20 weeks or later in a pregnancy could raise the risk of complications, the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned. Specifically, the agency alerted that taking widely used painkillers can cause rare but serious kidney problems in the unborn baby, which could lead to low levels of amniotic fluid, increasing…

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