Motherisk

http://www.motherisk.org/

The Motherisk Program at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is a clinical, research and teaching program dedicated to antenatal drug, chemical, and disease risk counselling. It is affiliated with the University of Toronto. Created in 1985, Motherisk provides evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk to the developing fetus or infant, of maternal exposure to drugs, chemicals, diseases, radiation and environmental agents.

Our mandate is to provide authoritative information and guidance to pregnant or lactating patients and their health care providers regarding the fetal risks associated with drug, chemical, infection, disease and radiation exposure(s) during pregnancy.

To research unanswered questions on the safety of drugs, chemicals, infection, disease and radiation during pregnancy and lactation, and maintain a vital training and educational program in the area of reproductive and developmental toxicology at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.

If you have any questions, Motherisk counselors are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

(416) 813-6780 - Motherisk Info Line - Ask about the risk or safety of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, herbal products, chemicals, x-rays, chronic disease and infections during pregnancy and while nursing. (This call is not toll-free)

1-800-436-8477 - Motherisk NVP Helpline - For info about morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum and how to treat these conditions.

1-877-327-4636 - Motherisk Alcohol and Substance Use Helpline - For info about the fetal effects of alcohol, nicotine and street drugs.

1-888-246-5840 - HIV and HIV Treatment