Researchers in Denmark suggest one in ten pregnant painful experiences morning sickness may require medication to treat effectively. However, many women are afraid of taking any medication out of fear that it might harm the baby's health. But a new study shows that the anti-nausea drug Zofran is safe for mother and baby to treat morning sickness.
The results of the study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research team led by Dr. Bjorn Pasternak of the State Serum Institute in Copenhagen, said excessive vomiting and morning sickness can threaten the health of a baby. The aim of the study was to test whether the drug used to treat nausea in patients patients could help pregnant women treat their morning sickness without affecting the health of their babies -. And Zofran was the preferred drug
The researchers examined the medical examination records of more than 600,000 pregnant women in Denmark from 2004 to 2011, specifically to check for birth defects and still births. The team then studied 2,000 women who had used Zofran, and found that there was little of birth defects of the likelihood would increase because of the medication.
"These results can not definitively rule out the possibility of adverse effects in combination with Zofran," the study reads. "However, the results reassure about the use of this agent for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy "
team encourages mothers to use Zofran last resort because natural treatments -. as ginger ale, crackers or B vitamin supplements -. must be exhausted before moving to medication