Women's experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication during pregnancy in the UK: findings from survey free-text responses and narrative interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore women's experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication advice and use during pregnancy.

Design

A study design consisting of an online survey and nested in-depth interviews with a subsample of participants. We analysed data from survey free-text responses and in-depth interviews using thematic analysis. Quantitative survey data is published elsewhere.

Setting

The UK.

Participants

Women were eligible if living in the UK, aged 16-45 years, were pregnant or had been pregnant in the last 5 years regardless of pregnancy outcome. A total of 7090 women completed the survey, and 34 women who collectively had experienced 68 pregnancies were subsequently interviewed.

Results

Medication prescribing and use during pregnancy was comm

SUBMITTER: Sanders J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990671 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature