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FDA's Office of Women's Health has additional information on pregnancy and motherhood on its Health Topics Page. In addition, there are a number of organizations that have information about the effects of medicines during pregnancy:
Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR). This agency, part of the National Institutes of Health, provides the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development.
March of Dimes. A national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies.
Motherisk Program. A clinical, research and teaching program, affiliated with the University of Toronto, dedicated to antenatal drug, chemical, and disease risk counselling. Motherisk provides on-on-one counseling for pregnant women. Created in 1985, Motherisk provides evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk to the developing fetus or infant, of maternal exposure to drugs, chemicals, diseases, radiation and environmental agents.
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC). This government health information and referral center for women helps expectant mothers learn what they need to do to promote a healthy pregnancy.
Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS). OTIS provides medical consultation about prenatal exposures to drugs, medications, and chemicals. OTIS has Centers throughout the U.S. and in Canada that provide these consultations and also conduct studies on the effect that drugs, medications, chemicals and other exposures may have on the fetus. The Website publishes fact sheets on various exposures of concern.
Safe Motherhood Initiative. The Safe Motherhood Initiative, launched in 1987, is a global effort that aims to reduce deaths and illnesses among women and infants.
To have your Pregnancy Registry listed on this site, please contact us at Registries@oc.fda.gov.