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Pregnancy Resources - access restricted to WNHS staff

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide (Royal Women's Hospital)
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Micromedex This link opens in a new window Drugs, Poisoning and Toxicology information.
Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation (Briggs) This link opens in a new window
Drugs for pregnant and lactating women (Weiner) This link opens in a new window 3rd edition, 2019.
Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: treatment options and risk assessment (Schaefer) This link opens in a new window
Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy (Mattison) This link opens in a new window

Pregnancy Resources - freely available

Breastfeeding Resources - access restricted to WNHS staff

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide (Royal Women's Hospital Victoria)
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HalesMeds This link opens in a new window
previously Medications and Mothers Milk
Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation (Briggs) This link opens in a new window
Micromedex This link opens in a new window Drugs, Poisoning and Toxicology information.
Drugs for pregnant and lactating women (Weiner) This link opens in a new window 3rd edition, 2019.
Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: treatment options and risk assessment (Schaefer) This link opens in a new window

Breastfeeding Resources - freely available

Neonatal

NeoHub (KEMH)

Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy (Cwth DoH) Australian Dept of Health
COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (RANZCOG) The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The 5 As: COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Midwives (ACM) Australian College of Midwives
Talking COVID-19 Vaccines: Information for Midwives (ACM) Australian College of Midwives
Talking COVID-19 Vaccines: Information for Women (ACM) Australian College of Midwives
COVID-19 vaccines, pregnancy and breastfeeding (RCOG) Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)
Vaccination Considerations for People who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding (CDC) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) US
Practice Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric-Gynecologic Care (ACOG) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians (ACOG) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Provider Considerations for Engaging in COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling With Pregnant and Lactating Patients (SMFM) (2021) Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (US)
COVID-19 Vaccination if you are Pregnant or Breastfeeding (SMFM) (2021) Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (US)
COVID-19 Vaccines (MotherToBaby) MotherToBaby (US)
COVID-19 Vaccine (e-lactancia) Breastfeeding and medications database maintained by the Association for the Promotion and Scientific and Cultural Research of Breastfeeding (APILAM), Spain

Treatments

COVID-19 Resources - NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Includes Patient and Family Information Leaflets, Drug Guidelines, and more...
Medications used to treat COVID 19 in pregnancy (UKTIS) UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS) summary information for healthcare professionals describing the available evidence regarding the fetal risks associated with medications that are being used in patients with COVID-19.
Use of Molnupiravir in pregnancy (UKTIS) UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS) summary information for healthcare professionals around use of the Molnupiravir antiviral pro-drug.
bumps - best use of medicine in pregnancy - Molnupiravir Factsheet on Molnupiravir written for members of the public by the UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS). UKTIS is a not-for-profit organisation funded by Public Health England on behalf of UK Health Departments.
Molnupiravir - MotherToBaby
Remdesivir - MotherToBaby
Pregnancy and Critical Care Therapies
Safety during Pregnancy - Health Professional fact sheet
Breastfeeding and Critical Care Therapies
Safety during Breastfeeding - Health Professional fact sheet

Infection in pregnancy or if breastfeeding

RANZCOG Covid-19 Information Hub COVID FAQs for pregnant women and their families
Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy (RCOG)
COVID-19 and pregnancy or breastfeeding (CDC)
COVID-19 in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Podcast (MotherToBaby)
COVID-19 FAQs (MothertToBaby) MotherToBaby is a service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (US)
WHO FAQs: Breastfeeding and COVID-19 - for health care workers Available evidence related to breastfeeding and breastmilk as well as inappropriate use of formula
COVID-19 Advice for pregnant women (RWH)
Maternity care for mothers and babies during COVID-19 pandemic (Qld) Queensland Clinical Guideline: formerly titled Perinatal care of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 pregnant women
COVID-19 and the safety of breastmilk in the NICU (CAHS)
Management of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women (WA Health)

Herbal Medicines Resource - access restricted to WNHS staff

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Herbal Medicines Resources - freely available

MedlinePlus: Herbs & Supplements This link opens in a new window

Clinical Guidelines

Contraception

Family Planning NSW: Fact Sheets in Community Languages
CDC Contraceptive Guidance for Health Care Providers (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FSRH UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UK MEC) Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
FSRH CEU Guidance: Drug Interactions with Hormonal Contraception (UK) This FSRH Guidance updates the January 2017 version and provides clinical recommendations and good practice points for health professionals on Drug Interactions with Hormonal Contraception.
NHS Contraception Guide (UK)

Patient Information / Leaflets

Paternal Exposure Resource - freely available

MotherToBaby

Paternal Exposure Resource - access restricted to WNHS staff

Micromedex This link opens in a new window

Recommended Dietary Intake Tables

Scroll down the tables below to find the RDI of nutrients during pregnancy and lactation

RDI Reports

Women's Health

National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline (COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence AU)
PCOS Translation and Education Resources (AU) Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI)
Fertility.org (US)
MGH Centre for Women's Mental Health (US)

Related Links

Publications / Research Groups

Peer-reviewed journal publications involving KEMH staff: 2006-2017

Peer-reviewed journal publications involving KEMH staff: 1990-2005

KEMH staff reviews, books and book chapters

Reviewers for Therapeutic Guidelines- Breastfeeding recommendations / T Lebedevs, Kristensen JH, Ilett KF
The transfer of medications into milk / Hale TW, Kristensen JH, Ilett KF / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, 1st edn, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 24, pp465-477, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs / Ilett KF, Kristensen JH / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 26, pp491-499, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral and antiretroviral drugs / Ilett KF, Kristensen JH / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 28, pp531-521, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Antidepressants and antipsychotics / Rampono J, Ilett KF, Kristensen JH / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 30, pp535-555, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Antihypertensive, diuretics and anticoagulants / Kristensen JH, Ilett KF / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 31, pp557-564, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Antihistamines, anticholinergics and endocrine drugs / Ilett KF, Kristensen JH / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 32, pp565-574, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Study design and data analysis for assessing drug transfer into milk / Ilett KF, Hackett LP / In: Hale & Hartmann’s Textbook of Human Lactation, Eds TW Hale, PE Hartmann, Chapter 34, pp611-626, Hale Publishing, Amarillo, TX, USA, 2007
Drug therapy and breastfeeding / Hale TW, Ilett KF / Contemporary Clinical Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2001; 1:129-148.
Pharmacotherapy of depression in breastfeeding mothers / Hale TW, Ilett KF / In: Breastfeeding Comminique. Eds B Anderson, A Sheehan, La Leche League, New Zealand Inc, 2001; 12:7-10
Drug therapy and breastfeeding / Kristensen JH, Ilett KF / Current Therapeutics 2000; 41:53-59.
Breastfeeding and drugs / Kristensen JH, Ilett KF / Australian Pharmacist 1999; 18:100-107
Drug distribution in human milk / Ilett KF, Kristensen JH, Wojnar-Horton RE, Begg EJ / 1997

About this page

The Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Medicines Information Hub is a page of online resources compiled by KEMH Pharmacy Department in collaboration with the Library.

If you have any queries or suggestions about this page and its content please contact Tamara Lebedevs:

Tamara.Lebedevs@health.wa.gov.au

Medication Safety Advice

The Obstetric Medicines Information Service at KEMH provides advice by specialist pharmacists on medication use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as neonatal medication therapy and infant dose.
Please call (08) 6458 2723 between 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri