Women must read labels carefully.

• Position: Medication - Council on Family Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on pregnancy - Brief Article

Pregnant? Planning to become pregnant? Breastfeeding? There's a lot to know during this exciting time. That's why the Council on Family Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have launched a campaign to educate women about the safe use of medicines and dietary supplements before, during, and after pregnancy. While you are taking extra special care of your own health, remember that your baby is counting on you, too. Care enough to read the label and check with a health professional before you take any medicines or dietary supplements. Keep the following in mind:

* Prescription and nonprescription medicines and dietary supplements can be passed from a pregnant woman to her unborn child.

* Medicines and supplements are able to pass through a nursing mother's breast milk to...