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Can Ibuprofen Taken During Pregnancy Affect The Fetus?

I am 38 weeks and 3 days pregnant i am planned for another c-section I m bed rested I don t sleep but 30 mins every two days or so I don t eat because I throw everything up. my ob won t do nothing! anyways I passed out for a sec on the toilet trying to relieve sharp vaginal pain which is why I can t walk and stay bed rested.. I took two 800 mg ibprofen thinking it was something else is my baby okay??
Thu, 18 Aug 2016
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Ibuprofen, if consumed after 30 weeks of gestation, is associated with an increased risk of premature closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus which is blood vessel. Premature closure of ductus arteriosus causes heart problems and sometimes intrauterine death of baby. It is used in pregnancy only if the maternal benefits outweigh the baby risks. Anyway, you have consumed unknowingly. Hope everything should be fine. Be in touch with your obstetrician and tell her/him about this so that she/he can take all necessary precautions while delivering the baby.
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Can Ibuprofen Taken During Pregnancy Affect The Fetus?

Ibuprofen, if consumed after 30 weeks of gestation, is associated with an increased risk of premature closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus which is blood vessel. Premature closure of ductus arteriosus causes heart problems and sometimes intrauterine death of baby. It is used in pregnancy only if the maternal benefits outweigh the baby risks. Anyway, you have consumed unknowingly. Hope everything should be fine. Be in touch with your obstetrician and tell her/him about this so that she/he can take all necessary precautions while delivering the baby. Thanks