Attempted suicide mothers during pregnancy helps to study the effect of drugs on children

There are cases in which pregnant women commit suicide and take massive doses of drugs to try. Based on the investigation of these cases, the experts hope to obtain unique data on the effects of various substances on the unborn child. During pregnancy, a woman is very difficult to treat, because in this position, most drugs are not allowed to receive. But not all drugs have a negative impact on the fetus, scientists say. Many drugs are forbidden during pregnancy, because no one knows how to use can affect the baby, because the test in the experiments - is at odds with modern ethics and law. Producers out of the situation by testing drugs on pregnant animals, but the data from these studies do not guarantee that. The little man safely use this medication A group of Hungarian scientists have suggested that more information born by studying data from children of mothers who took large doses of different drugs that can be achieved to commit suicide. The researchers examined data on the presence of congenital malformations in children 229 women took to the high doses of sedatives, but survived and gave birth to living children. The study found a large percentage of defects and irregularities in the behavior of these children. Out but the researchers admit that their data not be attributed solely to the effect of the drug, since many other factors (lifestyle of mothers, such as smoking and alcohol use, her mental and physical health, often very young age) may also produce similar results have. Specialists are still hoping that the investigation of these cases for a long time make it possible to collect a variety of information, from which it will be possible to draw conclusions about the effect of various drugs and other factors.