FDA: Pregnant women should avoid painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen after 20 weeks – Business Insider Australia

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that pregnant women not use NSAIDs after week 20 of pregnancy.
• The class of drugs that includes Advil, Aleve and Motrin has been linked to kidney issues in the foetus, which can result in low amniotic fluid.
• Low-dose aspirin, commonly used during pregnancy to prevent the high-blood pressure condition preeclampsia, is exempt from the warning.
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