Journal article
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy
MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing, Vol.48(4), pp.209-214
07/01/2023
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000929
PMID: 37365704
Abstract
PURPOSE To examine over-the-counter pain medication use in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Secondary analysis of a weighted surveillance survey using the 2019 Iowa Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data. A sample of 759 pregnant women of childbearing age from Iowa was weighted to represent 31,728 Iowa mothers. The weighted sample represents 80% non-Hispanic White mothers, with smaller percentages of Hispanic (10%) mothers and non-Hispanic Black (7%) mothers, consistent with the population of Iowa. Approximately two-thirds of women had commercial insurance (66%), some college or greater education (62%), and were from urban areas (59%). ANALYSIS Descriptive statistics were calculated. Variables include over-the-counter pain reliever usage among all respondents and by race/ethnicity and education level. RESULTS Seventy-six percent of women reported taking over-the-counter pain relievers during pregnancy. Of these, 71% reported taking acetaminophen, 11% reported taking ibuprofen, 8% aspirin, and 3% naproxen. Nearly 80% of non-Hispanic White mothers reported taking an over-the-counter pain reliever during pregnancy compared to just 64% of mothers reported as Hispanic. Iowa mothers with a college education or greater were more likely to report over-the-counter pain reliever use during pregnancy (84%) than their counterparts with a high school education or less (64%). CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Some medications may cause harm to the fetus if taken at specific time during pregnancy. Reinforcement of current pain medication education, including risks to fetus throughout pregnancy may be needed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy
- Creators
- Julie Vignato - University of IowaBrooke Mehner - University of IowaAlondra Negrete - Iowa Department of Public HealthLisa S Segre - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing, Vol.48(4), pp.209-214
- DOI
- 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000929
- PMID
- 37365704
- ISSN
- 0361-929X
- eISSN
- 1539-0683
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984438760302771
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