Motherisk International Guide for the Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:15 Gideon Koren MD FRCPC FACMT Question: I am looking for a source of information that not only tells me the basics of diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), but also the differential diagnosis I need to consider. Answer: To address this important question, we present here the fourth edition…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: The controversy over the safety of ondansetron in pregnancy-why does it continue?
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:14 I read with great interest your article “The controversy over the safety of ondansetron in pregnancy-why does it continue?” (1). I have recently thought the problem with widely conflicting safety evidence might be due to a dose-response relationship. In the US some OB/GYNs use a company that put ondansetron in an insulin pump…
Read MoreLate Prematurity and Child Development; Sharpening the Upper Edge
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:13 Gideon Koren MD FRCPC FACMT, Liat Korn PhD, Yusuf Kaplan MD Ariel University (1) and Terafar – Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey (2) Question: We all know that prematurity is associated with adverse effects on cognitive functions and academic achievements. Is late premature can be assumed to be safe…
Read MoreUse of azithromycin during pregnancy and breastfeeding: A coronavirus pan-demic (COVID-19) update
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:12 Elif Keskin-Arslan MD (1,2), Yusuf Cem Kaplan MD (1,2), Gideon Koren MD (3, 4) Terafar – Izmir Katip Celebi University Teratology Information Center, Turkey (1) . Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey (2), Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel University(3) and Motherisk Israel Program (4)…
Read MoreDydrogesterone Exposure in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Fetal Malformations
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:11 Gideon Koren MD(1-2), From Ariel University Israel (1) and Motherisk Israel Program (2) Daniella Gilboa MSc Address for Correspondence: Gideon Koren MD, FRCPC, FACMT Ariel University Ariel 40700 Israel gidiup_2000@yahoo.com The paper was presented at the 17th meeting of the European Society for developmental perinatal and paediatric…
Read MoreUse of hydroxychloroquine during pregnancy and breastfeeding: An update for the recent coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:9 Yusuf Cem Kaplan MD (1), Gideon Koren MD (2, 3) Terafar – Izmir Katip Celebi University Teratology Information Center, Turkey (1) and Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel University(2), Motherisk Israel Program (3) Question: Recent in vitro studies and preliminary clinical trial data documented the antiviral effect of chloroquine and…
Read MoreThe Corona Pandemic- Safety/Risk of COVID 19 During Pregnancy and Lactation
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:8 Tal De-Haan, Natalie Dinavitser, Rana Cohen, Mati Berkovitch and Maya Berlin Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), Zerifin, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Question: What is known about the fetal, neonatal and maternal risks of infection with the Corona virus? Answer: According to…
Read MoreTHE CONTROVERSY OVER THE SAFETY OF ONDANSETRON IN PREGNANCY- WHY DOES IT CONTINUE?
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:10 Gideon Koren MD(1-2), Yusuf Cem Kaplan MD(3) Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel University(1), Motherisk Israel Program (2) and Terafar – Izmir Katip Celebi University Teratology Information Center, Turkey (3) Address for Correspondence: Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel Israel 40700 gidiup_2000@yahoo.com Acknowledgement: GK serves as a paid…
Read MoreSources of bias you might have not thought about in the evaluation of drug safety in pregnancy
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:6 Rafael Gorodischer, MD and Lena Novack, PhD Faculty of Health Sciences Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Israel Abstract Question: I am reading more and more studies claiming that drug exposure in pregnancy is associated with child illness showing up after birth. Very often I cannot see any biological…
Read MoreHigh-Dose Gestational Folic Acid and the Risk for Autism? The Birth Order Effect
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:1 Gideon Koren MD, Motherisk Israel Program and Ariel University; Address for Correspondence: Gideon Koren MD FRCPC FACMT Clinical Pharmacology Program, Shamir Hospital, and Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel Univeristy, Isral Tel 972 587194777 gidiup_2000@yahoo.com Abstract: Question: Recent publications suggested that high dose folic acid is associated with increased risk…
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