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I took Misoprostol during pregnancy and baby survived. Will it cause any defect in baby?

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Dr. Uzma Arqam

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Published At March 15, 2019
Reviewed AtAugust 11, 2023

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I am 12 weeks pregnant now. In the third week of my pregnancy, I took two pills of Misoprostol. Yesterday, I went to an ultrasound and my doctor told me my baby is very healthy. Is there a high risk for my baby to be born with Moebius syndrome or other illnesses? Please inform me, should I end my pregnancy?

Answered by Dr. Uzma Arqam

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

You already used Misoprostol which is a hormonal pill used to induce abortion and act locally but luckily, it did not work and you got a healthy alive, active baby inside the uterus growing. Have strict monitoring and take care of any symptoms you have like pain, bleeding, etc. Your sugar levels, blood pressure, and thyroid levels should be in the normal range and if you have been treated for any health issue, that also needs to be checked and regularly treated.

Have Folic acid 5 mg and Iron, Calcium with Vitamin D regularly. Have nuchal translucency scan at 13 weeks, detailed fetal anomaly scan at 20 weeks, and scan for cardiac outflow tract at 22 weeks to check any abnormality in the child. I hope there will not be any abnormality if you do not have any family history of congenital anomalies. To be on the safe side, you can take double marker tests, hormonal tests at 13 weeks and a scan to exclude any congenital anomaly in the fetus. Have a regular antenatal checkup. I hope things would be better. Have the best care of your baby and yourself. Misoprostol acts locally and prepares the female body to have a miscarriage. I hope it would not affect the fetus with no detailed specific side effects as a congenital anomaly.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Uzma Arqam
Dr. Uzma Arqam

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