Anick Bérard, PhD, is a professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montreal and director of the Research Unit on Medications and Pregnancy at the Research Center of CHU Sainte-Justine, both in Quebec, Canada. She also is the senior author of a study on NSAIDs and pregnancy published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.
During my pregnancies (back in the early 90s), there were lots of medications my doctor told me to avoid—but if…