How Dr. Lyerly’s breaking pregnancy taboos

Dr. Anne Drapkin Lyerly, an obstetrician/gynecologist, researcher, bioethicist and author, is one of the founders of the Second Wave Initiative. Founded in 2009, the Second Wave Initiative aims to offer scientifically responsible solutions to pregnant women in need of...

A TEDx Talk on Pregnancy Taboos: a Call for Change

In a newly released video, shot at TEDxBrussels on October 28th, Lode Dewulf offers a rallying call for change in the area of pregnancy and medical treatment. Dewulf, who has 25 years of pharmaceutical medical experience, told the audience, “Throughout the world,...

Treating epilepsy in pregnancy

Epilepsy and pregnancy. Not an impossible combination, but certainly a difficult one. It’s also rare – according to research from 1999 only 0.5% of all pregnancies occur in epileptic women – but it is this very scarcity of cases that causes epilepsy in pregnant women...

Digging deeper: how the OPRU is uncovering pregnancy taboos

There’s no question that healthcare professionals and mothers-to-be have many questions when it comes to taking medicines during pregnancy. So who’s breaking new ground in the search for answers to these questions? The Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Units...

Introducing our board of experts

Breaking Pregnancy Taboos recently hit a milestone with the creation of our advisory board. We are proud to introduce the first four advisory board members, each one having shown a keen interest or expertise in the field of pregnancy and medication. We welcome Dr....